When your car needs a STAR station
Only a STAR station can certify a car when the DMV renewal notice says “Smog Certification Required at a STAR station”, or after a test flags it as a gross polluter. Any other car can go to any licensed station, STAR or not, and the certificate is the same. The test-only stations below inspect without selling repairs; the test-and-repair ones can fix a failure on the spot. More in what a STAR smog check is.
“Star” in the name is not STAR certification
One shop in San Jose has “Star” in the name but is not STAR certified in BAR’s records, so it can’t certify a STAR-directed car: Star Smog Check Only. Check any shop’s standing at bar.ca.gov.
49 STAR test-only stations in San Jose
| Station | Google rating | Coupon | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smog Queen STAR Station | 4.7 (463) | – | 590 Coleman Ave |
| 1025 Star Smog Station | – | – | 1025 S Winchester Blvd |
| 48 Star Smog Check | – | – | 480 Keyes Street |
| 7th Street Smog Test Only | – | – | 2331 S. 7th St #7 |
| A Star Smog Test | – | – | 1571 Monterey Rd |
| AA Star Smog Check 1 | – | – | 6499 Camden Avenue B |
| AA Star Smog Check Station | – | – | 5599 Snell Ave |
| Adem's Test Only | – | – | 1654 Almaden Rd |
| Air Smog | – | – | 960 S King Rd A |
| Amerismog | – | – | 2250 Lincoln Ave |
| ASB Smog Check Test Only | – | – | 354 Umbarger Rd # 12 |
| Auto Smog Check Test Only | – | – | 1611 Monterey Road |
| Blue Smogcheck | – | – | 1098 East William Street |
| Brightside Smog Test Only | – | – | 365 Phelan Ave #a |
| Capital And Senter Smog | – | – | 621 E Capitol Expy |
| City Smog Check Center | – | – | 5759 Winfield Blvd Unit E |
| Eco Quest | – | – | 1099 Blossom Hill Rd |
| Evergreen Smog | – | – | 2959 S King Road |
| Express Gas & Smog Test Only | – | – | 1098 S 1st St |
| Fair Smog | – | – | 1704 South 7th St Unit A |
| Fairgrounds Smog | – | – | 279 North White Road Unit A |
| Happy Smog Check | – | – | 2765 Story Rd Ste B |
| I.S.T. Automotive | – | – | 2221 Stevens Creek #e |
| Keyes St Smog Check | – | – | 331 Keyes Street Unit B |
| Kiely Smog Test Only Center | – | – | 350 Kiely Blvd Unit F |
| M&J Smog Check | – | – | 193 Barnard Ave Ste 8 |
| Mt Pleasant Smog Check | – | – | 2739 Story Road |
| Mt Pleasant Smog Test Center | – | – | 1100 South White Road |
| Mt Star Smog Check | – | – | 210 San Jose Avenue |
| New World Smog | – | – | 1948 Camden Ave |
| Sai Smog Test Only | – | – | 226 Phelan Ave # F |
| San Jose Star Smog | – | – | 478 Stockton Avenue |
| San Jose Star Smog Check Only | – | – | 1585 W San Carlos Street #3 |
| San Jose Test Only Center | – | – | 222 Keyes St #106 |
| Shark City Smog Check | – | – | 1160 East Santa Clara Street Unit C |
| SMH Smog Check | – | – | 1641 S 10th Street Unit #1 |
| Smog Check Plus | – | – | 1003 Berryessa Rd |
| Smog Check Plus #2 | – | – | 3160 S Bascom Ave |
| Smog Check Plus #3 | – | – | 1098 W San Carlos Street |
| Smog Check Plus #4 | – | – | 621 Blossom Hill Road |
| Smog Hut | – | – | 1394 N 4th St_suite 3 |
| Smoguys | – | – | 5835 Winfield Blvd |
| Smoguys | – | – | 3071 Monterey Rd Unit A1 |
| Story Road Smog Test | – | – | 1299 Story Road |
| Sun Smog Test Only | – | – | 438 S Bascom Ave |
| Thik Thok Smog Check | – | – | 2845 Monterey Rd/hwy Unit 21 |
| TNT Smog | – | – | 914 Commercial Street |
| Winchester Allsmog | – | – | 602 S Winchester Blvd |
| Wynn Smog Center | – | – | 599 North 4th Street |
48 STAR test-and-repair stations in San Jose
| Station | Google rating | Coupon | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 999 Complete Auto Care | – | – | 3939 Snell Ave |
| ABC Car Care | – | – | 1285 E Santa Clara Street |
| Accurate Automotive Services | – | – | 463 Blossom Hill Rd G-1 |
| Alum Rock Chevron | – | – | 2290 Alum Rock Ave |
| Auto Capitol Service | – | – | 175 W Capitol Expressway |
| Auto Lab | – | – | 637 North 13th Street |
| Branham 76 Service | – | – | 151 Branham Lane |
| Branham Arco Smogpros | – | – | 1405 Branham Ln |
| Capitol Auto Care | – | – | 2842 Story Rd # 50 |
| City Auto Care | – | – | 510 E Santa Clara St |
| Curtner And Union Smog Check | – | – | 2690 Union Ave |
| Danlee Smog Auto Care | – | – | 1152 Tully Road |
| DH Test Auto Repair | – | – | 3039 Monterey Road |
| Evergreen Auto Care Center | – | – | 2801 S White Rd |
| Foxworthy Gas Repair | – | – | 1645 Foxworthy Avenue |
| Javier's Auto Care | – | – | 458 S King Rd |
| Johns Bascom Automotive | – | – | 1305 S Bascom Ave |
| Kooser Shell Auto Care | – | – | 5422 Camden Avenue |
| Larrys Foreign & Domestic Car Serv | – | – | 332 Lincoln Ave |
| LGB Autowork | – | – | 1095 Foxworthy Ave |
| Longs Auto Tech | – | – | 1011 Knox Ave |
| MH Auto Service | – | – | 595 S White Rd # A |
| Monterey Auto Service | – | – | 2400 Monterey Rd |
| New Sunrise 7 Auto Repair & Gas | – | – | 4298 Senter Rd |
| P & T Automotive Repair | – | – | 1002 Park Ave |
| Precision Tune Auto Care | – | – | 2295 Story Rd |
| Quality Car Care #4 | – | – | 3146 South Bascom Avenue |
| Quality Express Smog Check | – | – | 51 South Capitol Ave |
| Quality Tune Up #7 | – | – | 3105 Mckee Rd |
| Quality Tune-Up #8 | – | – | 448 Blossom Hill Rd |
| Redmond Auto Services | – | – | 1331 Redmond Ave |
| Reliable Auto Repair | – | – | 463 Blossom Hill Road Ste G4 & G5 |
| Reliant Auto Repair | – | – | 2965 S King Rd |
| Santa Teresa Calco Svc Station | – | – | 6095 Cahalan Ave |
| Santa Teresa Chevron | – | – | 6096 Cottle Rd |
| Service Point Auto Center | – | – | 250 Willow St |
| Shell Complete Auto Service | – | – | 1455 The Alameda |
| SM Auto | – | – | 463 Blossom Hill Road Unit #e |
| Smog Man | – | – | 646 Auzerais Ave |
| South San Jose Smog Check | – | – | 5270 Monterey Road |
| Speedee Oil Change & Tune Up | – | – | 1825 E Capitol Expy |
| T & T Complete Auto Repair | – | – | 150 Willow St |
| Thi Auto Care | – | – | 1225 E San Antonio St #b |
| Tom Auto Care & Smog Check | – | – | 3096 Landess Ave |
| Tuans Auto Tech | – | – | 1020 S Second St |
| Union Auto Care | – | – | 3707 Union Ave |
| W E Harding | – | – | 502 S Second St |
| Winchester Auto Tech | – | – | 1410 S. Winchester Blvd |
More ways to compare
All 174 smog check stations in San Jose, including the non-STAR ones, and smog check coupons across California. STAR stations nearby: Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Fremont, Redwood City, Oakland.
STAR standing comes from BAR’s STAR program records; scores are updated every January and July.