Automobile Care

No. Automobile Care 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. Automobile Care accepts walk-ins, so you can drive in without booking ahead.

Automobile Care accepts Cash, Credit Card.

Automobile Care has held a BAR smog license since 2025. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.

Automobile Care 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) 996-1380 for a quote.

Automobile Care does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (714) 996-1380 to check the wait.

We don't have hours on file for Automobile Care, so call (714) 996-1380 before you drive over.

Staff at Automobile Care 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 Automobile Care 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 Placentia are In And Out Smog (0.6 mi) and Castners Auto Service Inc (0.6 mi). Both are listed further up this page with their ratings and hours.