Montclair Smog Center

Yes. Montclair Smog 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.

Yes. Montclair Smog Center is licensed as a Test Only smog station. This station performs the smog test and issues the certificate. It does not do repairs, so a failed vehicle has to be fixed elsewhere and brought back.

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

Montclair Smog Center accepts Credit Card, Debit Card.

Google lists the following accessibility features at Montclair Smog Center: wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible parking.

Montclair Smog Center has held a BAR smog license since 2020. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.

Montclair Smog 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.

Montclair Smog Center does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome.

We don't have hours on file for Montclair Smog Center, so confirm they are open before you drive over.

Staff at Montclair Smog 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.

Montclair Smog Center is a Test Only station, so it cannot do the repair. You would have the work done at a repair shop, then come back for the free retest within 30 days. California's Consumer Assistance Program covers up to $1,200 of emissions repairs for qualifying owners.

The closest alternatives in Montclair are Speed 1 Smog Check (0.1 mi) and Pro Smogs Test Only (0.2 mi). Both are listed further up this page with their ratings and hours.