Price
Call for price
Hours
Open some days; see the weekly hours
Station type
Test Only
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 9:30 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 9:30 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:30 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 9:30 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- 9:30 AM – 4 PM
- Sunday
- 9:30 AM – 4 PM
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Credit Card, Debit Card, NFC/Contactless
What to expect at Express Smog Station
Express Smog Station is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test Only smog station in Berkeley. It runs the inspection and issues the certificate but does no repairs. It is STAR certified, so it can test vehicles the DMV directs to a STAR station, including gross polluters.
Walk-ins are welcome. Most smog checks take 15 to 30 minutes, and most visits are closer to 20.
What to bring
Your registration or DMV renewal notice
It says whether the car needs a STAR station.
The car, with the check engine light off
On a 2000-or-newer car, a lit check engine light fails the test on its own.
A way to pay
The $8.25 state certificate is paid on top of the test when the car passes, unless the station's price or coupon includes it.
What if I fail?
- Express Smog Station doesn't do repairs, so the car goes to a repair shop and comes back for the retest.
- Each station sets its own retest price, so ask before the first test.
- BAR's Consumer Assistance Program pays up to $1,450 toward emissions repairs for income-eligible owners.
1199 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94706
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- Monday
- 9:30 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 9:30 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:30 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 9:30 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- Closed
- Saturday
- 9:30 AM – 4 PM
- Sunday
- 9:30 AM – 4 PM
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Questions about Express Smog Station
Express Smog Station is open Monday 9:30 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday 9:30 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday 9:30 AM to 5 PM; Thursday 9:30 AM to 5 PM; Saturday 9:30 AM to 4 PM; Sunday 9:30 AM to 4 PM. Closed Friday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Express Smog Station accepts Credit Card, Debit Card, NFC/Contactless.
Google lists the following accessibility features at Express Smog Station: wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible parking.
Express Smog Station has held a BAR smog license since 2018. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Express Smog Station has not published a price on SmogCheckDeals. The Bureau of Automotive Repair puts the statewide average at $69.16 as of August 2026, about $65 for a 2000-or-newer vehicle and $73 for 1999-or-older, plus the $8.25 certificate fee. Call (510) 525-8600 for a quote.
Express Smog Station does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (510) 525-8600 to check the wait.
Staff at Express Smog Station speak English.
The closest alternatives in Berkeley are EZ Star Smog Test Only 2 (0.1 mi) and Precision's People Car Repair (0.2 mi). Both are listed further up this page with their ratings and hours.
How we get this data: BAR licenses and STAR status, Google hours and ratings, coupons published by the station.
Verify this station’s license and STAR standing at bar.ca.gov.
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