Carlsbad 76 - Smog Check & Test Only Station

Excellent smog check service. Took me right away. Fast and friendly. I'd definitely recommend.

Exercise caution if you decide to get a smog test here. In my case, my vehicle battery was recently changed which faulted the instrument this smog station used to measure the smog reading from the vehicle. However, the attendant was going to charge me for the test anyway since he said the test failed-- but it had nothing to do with the smog or the vehicle, the instrument was faulty and never generated a smog reading. I think he felt guilty about it, so he eventually threw me off the premises angrily without charging me, which worked just fine for me. I went to a second smog test place immediately afterwards and they let me know up front that there was an instrumentation issue onboard my vehicle that necessitated driving 100 miles on the new battery in order to bring a catalytic converter setting online. Without the cat converter setting, the test would fail automatically, or more specifically be "incomplete". The second smog vendor offered to work with me to get the setting back online. I'll just stick with that guy instead-- Kwik Smog at corner of El Camino Real and CA-78. Good luck!

Ray was fantastic, made my day. We had a chat while he smogged my car. We talked philosophy and he even gave me some great reading recommendations. I would highly recommend this place. I won’t go anywhere else and I would recommend him to everyone. He does a fantastic job and he is very personable #goodhuman #smogcheck&philosophy

I came to the shop 20 minutes before closing with a vehicle from 1990 but was offered service without hesitation. I had a few problems with my car and was worried about the inspection but with the help of the inspector, was able to pass without a problem. very please tell people, professional, fast and efficient. Highly recommend this place to anyone!

Ray was fantastic! I was having some issues and he gave me several solutions to try (drive cycles, fuel system cleaner). After trying his suggestions my car successfully passed!

Beyond helpful and knowledgeable and would absolutely recommend his shop given everywhere else is equally priced or more expensive!

Thanks Ray!