City Auto Care

Yes. City Auto Care Inc 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. City Auto Care Inc 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. City Auto Care Inc accepts walk-ins, so you can drive in without booking ahead.

City Auto Care Inc accepts Cash, Credit Card.

City Auto Care Inc has held a BAR smog license since 2004. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.

City Auto Care Inc 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 (408) 279-2123 for a quote.

City Auto Care Inc does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (408) 279-2123 to check the wait.

We don't have hours on file for City Auto Care Inc, so call (408) 279-2123 before you drive over.

Staff at City Auto Care Inc 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 City Auto Care Inc 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 San Jose are Hbl Hybrid Battery Lab & Auto Repair (0.9 mi) and Wynn Smog Center (1.0 mi). Both are listed further up this page with their ratings and hours.