Price
Call for price
Hours
Open 7 days a week
Station type
Test & Repair
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Tuesday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Wednesday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Thursday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Friday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Saturday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Sunday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at Mads Auto Repair
Mads Auto Repair is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test & Repair smog station in Sylmar, so it 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.
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?
- Mads Auto Repair can diagnose and repair the problem in the same shop, then retest the car.
- 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.
12185 Foothill Blvd Unic C, Sylmar, CA 91342
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- Monday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Tuesday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Wednesday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Thursday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Friday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Saturday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
- Sunday
- 9 AM – 6 PM
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Questions about Mads Auto Repair
Mads Auto Repair is open Monday 9 AM to 6 PM; Tuesday 9 AM to 6 PM; Wednesday 9 AM to 6 PM; Thursday 9 AM to 6 PM; Friday 9 AM to 6 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 6 PM; Sunday 9 AM to 6 PM. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Mads Auto Repair accepts Cash, Credit Card.
Mads Auto Repair has held a BAR smog license since 2003. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Mads Auto Repair 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 (818) 834-2233 for a quote.
Mads Auto Repair does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (818) 834-2233 to check the wait.
Staff at Mads Auto Repair speak English.
The closest alternatives in Sylmar are Budget Smog Test & Repair Sylmar (0.9 mi) and Pro Auto Smog (2.8 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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