Price
Call for price
Hours
Open some days; see the weekly hours
Station type
Test & Repair
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 12 PM – 3 PM
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- Friday
- 12 PM – 4 PM
- Saturday
- 12 PM – 4 PM
- Sunday
- 12 PM – 3 PM
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at Rip's Garage
Rip's Garage is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test & Repair smog station in Corona, 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?
- Rip's Garage 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.
160 Vander Street, Unit B, Corona, CA 92878
Get directions →Hours
- Monday
- 12 PM – 3 PM
- Tuesday
- Closed
- Wednesday
- Closed
- Thursday
- Closed
- Friday
- 12 PM – 4 PM
- Saturday
- 12 PM – 4 PM
- Sunday
- 12 PM – 3 PM
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Questions about Rip's Garage
Rip's Garage is open Monday 12 PM to 3 PM; Friday 12 PM to 4 PM; Saturday 12 PM to 4 PM; Sunday 12 PM to 3 PM. Closed Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Rip's Garage accepts Cash, Credit Card.
Rip's Garage has held a BAR smog license since 2025. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Rip's Garage 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 (951) 833-0540 for a quote.
Rip's Garage does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (951) 833-0540 to check the wait.
Staff at Rip's Garage speak English.
The closest alternatives in Corona are Precision Import Auto Repair (0.4 mi) and Toyota Of Corona (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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BAR field office: Riverside • Licensed since 2025