Peter Auto Center

Yes. Peter Auto Center is STAR certified with the California Bureau of Automotive Repair, so it can test vehicles the DMV directs to a STAR station, including gross polluters.

No. Peter Auto Center is licensed as a Test & Repair station. This station can run your smog test and, if the vehicle fails, diagnose and repair it in the same shop.

Yes. Peter Auto Center accepts walk-ins, so you can drive in without booking ahead.

Peter Auto Center accepts Credit Card, Debit Card.

Google lists the following accessibility features at Peter Auto Center: wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible parking.

Peter Auto Center has held a BAR smog license since 2001. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.

Peter Auto Center 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 (714) 534-3981 for a quote.

Peter Auto Center does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (714) 534-3981 to check the wait.

We don't have hours on file for Peter Auto Center, so call (714) 534-3981 before you drive over.

Staff at Peter Auto Center speak English.

Bring the car, your registration or DMV renewal notice, and a way to pay. Most smog checks take 15 to 30 minutes, and most visits are closer to 20.

Because Peter Auto Center is a Test & Repair station, it can diagnose and repair the problem in the same shop, then run the free retest within 30 days. If the repair bill is steep, California's Consumer Assistance Program covers up to $1,200 of emissions repairs for qualifying owners.

The closest alternatives in Garden Grove are T A C Auto Repair (0.3 mi) and Autolink Repair Services (0.3 mi). Both are listed further up this page with their ratings and hours.