Price
Call for price
Hours
Open 7 days a week
Station type
Test & Repair
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Tuesday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Wednesday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Thursday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Friday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Saturday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Sunday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at Nick Shell Service
Nick Shell Service is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test & Repair smog station in Artesia, so it can run the inspection and, if your car fails, diagnose and fix it in the same shop. It is not STAR certified, so if your DMV renewal notice says "STAR Station Required" you will need a different station.
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?
- Nick Shell Service 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.
17325 Pioneer Blvd, Artesia, CA 90701
Get directions →Hours
- Monday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Tuesday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Wednesday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Thursday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Friday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Saturday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
- Sunday
- 12 AM – 12 PM
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Questions about Nick Shell Service
Nick Shell Service is open Monday 12 AM to 12 PM; Tuesday 12 AM to 12 PM; Wednesday 12 AM to 12 PM; Thursday 12 AM to 12 PM; Friday 12 AM to 12 PM; Saturday 12 AM to 12 PM; Sunday 12 AM to 12 PM. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Nick Shell Service accepts Cash, Credit Card.
Nick Shell Service has held a BAR smog license since 2015. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Nick Shell Service 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 (562) 865-5555 for a quote.
Nick Shell Service does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (562) 865-5555 to check the wait.
Staff at Nick Shell Service speak English.
The closest alternatives in Artesia are Artesia Test Only Center (0.2 mi) and Jungs Auto Repair (0.4 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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