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Open Mon–Sat
Station type
Test & Repair
Japanese Auto Repairs is a STAR certified test-and-repair smog check station at 8196 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92844. Open Mon–Sat.
Hours
- Monday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- 8 AM – 4 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
Hours from public business listings. Call to confirm before you go.
What to expect at Japanese Auto Repairs
Japanese Auto Repairs can run the inspection and, if your car fails, diagnose and fix it in the same shop. It is STAR certified, so it can test vehicles the DMV directs to a STAR station, including gross polluters.
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?
- Japanese Auto Repairs can diagnose and repair the problem in the same shop, then retest the car.
- BAR's Consumer Assistance Program pays up to $1,450 toward emissions repairs for income-eligible owners.
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8196 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92844
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- Monday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- 8 AM – 4 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
Hours from public business listings. Call to confirm before you go.
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Questions about Japanese Auto Repairs
Japanese Auto Repairs is open Monday 8 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday 8 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday 8 AM to 5 PM; Thursday 8 AM to 5 PM; Friday 8 AM to 5 PM; Saturday 8 AM to 4 PM. Closed Sunday.
Google lists the following accessibility features at Japanese Auto Repairs: wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible parking.
Verify this station’s license and STAR standing at bar.ca.gov.
Listing updated October 7, 2026.
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