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Gary
Best Place Around Fast, efficient, and the price is right.
Christian
Great every time I've been brining my vehicles here for smog since 2017. Always fast, efficient, and fairly priced.
Review I've been coming to this location for years getting my smog test.Great service.
Michael
Great shop Easy to book appointment.Courteous and professional peopl Would give six stars if that were possible
Easy and fast. Very nice experience. Thank you.

Oh and refreshments in lobby are very much appreciated.
I've come here 4 or 5 times over the past few years when one of my cars needs a smog - never with an appointment - and i usually am in and out in 30 minutes or so.   One time there were 3 people in front of me so i had to wait a little longer, but even then it wasn't bad.  The guy who is always at the desk, Ed, has always been friendly and helpful even when I'm asking bonehead questions.  The yelp check in discount brings the basic smog with certificate to just under $50 which is about the same as I have found elsewhere.

The good: clean facility with a water dispenser I want afraid to drink out of. Friendly staff.  Fast service.  No hassles.

The bad: nothing really unless you happen to go on a Saturday afternoon and they are packed.

The mediocre:  maybe the price?  I'd love to see the total out the door at around $40, but I'm just dreaming.

Overall this is my reliably priced go to smog place.   It happens to be near Costco which makes it more convenient since I practically live at that store.   Clean facility and Ed is a really decently nice person to deal with.   What more do you want from a smog place?
Like the rockstar that I am, I waited until the day my auto registration was due to get a required smog. I chose this business based on proximity and Yelp reviews. Luckily for me, there was only one person being helped when I arrived. There were beverages in a small glass refrigerator and a basket with a couple of snacks. I assume they weren't an art installation and were there as courtesy, or for purchase. I arrived at 11:55 and the smog was complete by 12:25. A full five minutes or more after that was spent getting the fancy, space age credit card device to work. I was wishing I had cash on me to speed things up and get to my 1 o'clock appt, but everything went thru. The DMV cert is automatically mailed to them, you receive an email copy if your email addy is linked to your credit card and you receive a printed receipt. Remember to print your coupon, which you can look up online if you don't see one here on Yelp. Net price was $49. It's a net $59, after coupon, for older cars

The tech was polite, courteous and professional from start to finish. Highly recommended.

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Everyone was very friendly. Service for a smog was fairly quick! Price was very fair!
Right when I walked up Antoine came up, greeted me, welcomed me in and got the paperwork started. The quote was up front and the service was incredible. I'm not from the area and was really impressed. I highly recommend this place.
Great service, fast and friendly. The facility and waiting area is nice as well. Definitely recommend it.
Ed is THE MAN. He was very polite, kind, and professional the entire time that I was there. He was mindful of every customer that had come in (even when he was in the garage doing other work), and didn't allow more than 10 seconds pass before they were greeted and helped. He has a very humble attitude and genuinely cares about the customer's satisfaction! The service was very quick and done efficiently, and Ed knows his stuff. Great employee, and they're lucky to have him!
Great customer service, realistic time quote, in and out on 30 mins and check in on yelp to get $30 off!

With all that and electric filing of the paper work to DMV. I have to say it was a painless experience and done on an early lunch break from work.  I will be back.
Just had my car smogged for the second time here. I was in and out in under 20 minutes (without an appointment), used my $30 coupon, and the guys are super polite and friendly. All very awesome things that made for a great (and easy) experience! :)
Great customer service. This is my second time coming and the employee Edgar is nice and very friendly. I gladly tell all my colleagues and friends to come here. It's fast and you need not worry about bad customer service. Thank you Smog Express.
This is my 4th time here. They make it simple, and are always friendly and down-to-Earth.

Here's my experience: Walked in. Tech greeted me and asked what was needed. Filled out the form and gave the tech my keys. And 20 minutes later, smog is done and papers for the DMV are in-hand. That's it!

This place is fantastic and I highly recommend it. Especially since it is "Yelp-friendly" and the coupon they have makes the smog $49! Killer deal for the area. I'll be back!
My chain of events went like this.....

Walked in.smogged.yelp coupon.all under 20 minutes. =lifetime customer

Thank you!!!
Just took my car too Smog Star Express.  It took approximately 15 minutes.  Edward was very nice and with the $30 off coupon you can get from their web site, the total cost was $49.
I have been here 3 times and each time was great. Staff is very professional and there are no hidden costs (unlike some of the other places I have been). In and out in 20 minutes...highly recommended !
This was an awesome experience.  It took 10 min for a smog check and if you Yelp Check In, the discount brings it down to $59 out the door.  I'm definitely using them again!
Had plans to go somewhere else this morning just a min away on monument however that was a nightmare so I hopped on yelp and found this place. There was one car ahead of mine but got speedy service, was in and out in 20 mins. Checked in for $30 off so I got a sweet deal and great service.
Time for another smog check.
Came in on a Sunday this time with a $30 coupon.
Very friendly and sociable staff.
Was in and out in about 20minutes.
Again no waiting either! Thanks Smog Star Express!
Again the Smog Check was due - Smog Star Express makes it painless.
Excellent and friendly service. Was in and out within 15 minutes. They explain everything clearly with no misleading business details. Would recommend to anyone looking for honest service. Use the online yelp coupon. You save $30 off the price.
Great customer service. Was in and out within 20 minutes which was nice since I had both of my kids with me. The $30 Yelp coupon is easily accessible by checking in on Yelp when you get there. I already referred someone to this place!!
Who knew a smog check would be so pleasant?   I was greeted by both owners, husband and wife,  upon entering.   I was one of two customers there at the time and I waited at the most 15 Minutes for the whole process.  While I waited I had a very pleasant conversation with the lady owner.   The couple has cleaned up this location since they have owned it.   I went to the same location the last time I need a smog check and was expecting to sit in the same hot, dark and dirty atmosphere.   Much better now!   I highly recommend supporting this business and making it successful.
In and out!  Do not forget the coupon!  Really easy to get my car smogged.  Would refer you to them without any reservations!
When the Car Registration renewal letter from DMV arrives each May (for a July expiration), I always look for the "Smog Test Required" line. I'm either relieved when I'm on an off year, or tense because it's another errand that has to be run. I also search my mail for coupons, because full price (with Certificate) can run about $90 (including a new "surcharge" for my older 1999 Subaru Legacy).

The Smog Check Express Coupon offered $30 off, so off I went to Concord on this beautiful Sunday morning to get the deed done. These guys are associated with 7
Days A Week Smog Test in Berkeley, who I previously used in 2006, 2008, and 2010.    This time around, it was simply more convenient to have the car smogged out here.

Smog Check Express doesn't have the lounge atmosphere that the Berkeley place does, but the they got the job done quickly and efficiently. The only glitch was that the Smog Computer directed the Technician to warm up/recondition the car for testing. That usually means that this old car needed a little State-approved help to pass. So with ~175,000 miles on my Legacy and a 2 Year Smog "pass", we'll see whether my trusty Subaru or a new acquisition will be making the next visit here.
Going to the DMV - Bad.
Needing a smog check - worse.
And I had my kid waiting at grandma's.  How can I get all this paperwork done in two hours?

Thanks to yelp I found this gem of a place, tucked away behind Concord Produce.  Super nice on the phone, Smog Star Express offered me a $20 discount (much appreciated especially after paying a registration fee).  Even better was it was done in my time crunch.  I got my smog check, paperwork and a little later left the DMV in time to pick up my kid without taking advantage of grandma's free time.

Thank you Smog Star Express for making this usually painful errand so easy!
Pro: I received my $30 Off Postcard at the perfect time to meet my cars registration date.  I'm not sure if their was done electronically thru their database but I was thankful anyway. These guys are Always $30 cheaper than most stations (with YELP check-in discount). So long as their around THIS is my smog station!  ($10 extra for cars older than 2000.) This place is always a 1 man operation (Owner during the week and an older gentleman on the weekends) but whenever you go, these guys are fast considering theirs only one guy at all times.

Con: Very small quick fix: The waiting area could use a little cleaning (Sweep, Mop, Dust etc.).

Overall Great Service & Highly Recommend!
Got my husbands car smogged on my lunch hour and $30 cheaper than most stations (with YELP discount). This is my new smog station!  $10 extra for cars older than 2000 which was my least favorite part.  It may be a 99 but still in great shape.

Nice guy at the counter & he also did the smog.  Quick with paperwork to have me out the door in ~20 minutes. Thanks!
You take your automobile to them. They perform a smog check for you and quickly, I might add.

Sure, the seats aren't the most comfortable and, in fact, two of them are outside. Are you there for comfort? Not if your sane. If you're sane you want a smog check as quickly as possible so that you can get on to non bureaucratically mandated activities.  They are, as the kids say: "quick with it."

Cost: $50.00 ($80 full price minus the $30 website coupon they ALWAYS have)
Very friendly, very professional, great price with the yelp discount! I will be back!!
Really nice guy at the counter. Zero wait. So smart of them to use yelp to get folks in the door- worked for me. Only takes 15 min and got $30 off with the check in coupon!
After reading a review of the first place I was initially going to go smog my car at, I was glad I came here. Time and time again, the coupon ads in the Pennysaver are always crap. I can't remember all the times I got ripped off even with a coupon that says $26.99 for a smog test.

So I decided to not go with any Pennysaver coupons this time around.  Then I remembered the great experience I had last time at Smog Check Express in Berkeley.  And they are still running the $20 off deal from a while back. Awesome!

After I found out that there was one located in Concord, I went for it.  The only downside of this location is that it doesn't offer you the luxuries of the Berkeley Smog Check Express, such as free wi-fi, coffee, tea while you wait.  It does however offer crackers, water, and magazines.  All of which was of no interest to me.

With one guy working there, he's quite the multi-tasker.  My waiting time took about 25 minutes, which wasn't good or bad.  If I had to compare, I would say I really like the Berkeley location better.
My baby truck needed a smog test.  It seems like I have had to get a smog test every year for the last 2 years.  

Thankfully, I found Smog Check Express.  I did my yelp research and found their location in Berkeley under a different name.  I visited their website and found out they had a local near me.

Literally ran down here in the middle of the day at the earliest point I could get off to get it tested.  They were not busy and I got right in.

I brought Wiener Dog along for the ride and they were more than accommodating.  She even sat in her own seat in the waiting room.

Everything on my truck passed except for the gas cap.  Thankfully they had one there that I could buy for a very reasonable price and was able to pass everything.  I think I was there less than 20 minutes.

I couldn't recommend anywhere else more than this place to get your smog test done.  Plus, if you mention that you saw them on Yelp you get $20 off.

Thank you Yelp and Thank you Smog Check Express.  You Rock!!
YELPERS BEWARE OF THEIR HIGH REVIEWS.

THEY GET ONE STAR FOR the guy not being a total a**hole, and for me being in and out in a half and hour BUT there was no one there on a friday at noon and I see why....

Horrible Horrible Experience. Took my car here, spent almost $50 did not pass & they still charged me. There are places that will take my money and pass me so they get my money.

Then they want to charge 1/2 price for a retest? My car has always passed smog, so I feel fishy about this place. Why not pass or it's free? THEY DO NOT OFFER FREE RETEST. Way fishy. Seems like they were more interested in my money.

When i asked what I should do next, the guy was not very helpful telling me "drive around then come back and retest' as if driving around might solve the problem. He didn't suggest taking it anywhere or getting anything fixed, he said "drive it around and come back and retest". Then he reiterated it would be half price, and he could not guarantee it would even pass. WHAT?!! \

I received this car from my in laws, they are the original owners. My car is barely over ten years old, and has passed smog every time. Not saying he rigged it, he seemed decent, I just found it weird that this has never happened and he wasn't giving me a reason why it would not pass. I knew from the moment I walked in being female I was probably gonna get swindled because it has happened before.

He did NOT mention the yelp discount until I pressed about it. He was very insistent about the yelp discount (stood over and watched me access it, wouldn't start until he knew I had the app and had checked in and showed him, which was NOT WORTH IT.)

Seriously don't be scared of those shadier places on Monument, they at least at worst seem seedy but at least they're not trying to make a quick dollar off you, or in my case a misfortune!

PLAIN AND SIMPLE had I passed it was still pricey. And I would have not came back just because of that policy.  They are not gonna change their policies so I just suggest going someplace that isn't trying to make a buck off an already pain in the ass process.
Very Helpful! I bought a used Honda Pilot and needed to smog before I completed the title transfer... A couple months, and a million complications later:  the dmv had misplaced my paperwork, I had moved and misplaced the copies I had intended to keep for myself, and the kind people at Smog Star express found and supplied me with the documentation i needed. great shop!
Good customer service and was out of there in 15-20.  Got a $30 off coupon from website.  Easy and fast.
Went on a Saturday, mentioned the online coupon. They got me right in. The Woman working there met me as I pulled into the lot showed me to the waiting room and offered chips and a soda while I waited. Smog check was done quickly. No problems. I recommend them.
The waiting room/office was a little dirty but I wasn't there long.
Great service, friendly staff, and even got a little chocolate at end of service. An amazing place! Wish my mechanic was this friendly and efficient!
Easy fast service !  They had complementary beverages while I waited .. Best of all a friendly staff !
Drove right in the parking lot and was quickly greeted as I was getting out my car. I checked in the lobby and was able to get my car smog checked in about 10 minutes. Couldn't believe how fast and easy it was!

If you check in on Yelp your able to use a $30 coupon.

Another bonus was that they offered complimentary soda. I was also surprised by a thank you Ghirradelli chocolate waiting for me in my car!

Great customer service, you guys are awesome!!
Went here today....there's really not much to say besides this place rocks. Quick, easy, and fantastic service. Super friendly staff!
Great service. Friendly staff. Even free soft drinks and coffee. Open Sundays. I will be back here every time.
I'm glad I brought my car here. My usual smog place had closed down. Edward was really friendly and professional. There were a few cars ahead of me. He got me in and out within an hour. I will be bringing my car s here from now on.
I've been coming to this location for years getting my smog test.  It is a convenient location with easy in and out access. Lots of parking. Clean inside and the tech is always a gentleman and provides fast service.  Plus there is a bonus! You can get a $30.00 off coupon on line!!  Woot!
Very Nice, Professional & Polite team. The Service is prompt. Very Clean waiting area plus a complimentary coffee/refreshment bar.

I highly recommend this place & don't forget to Check-In on Yelp for a big discount!
I tried this place for my smog check last year because of the Check In deal they were offering, and I'm really glad I did. The staff was friendly and professional, the service was fast, and the price was perfect. I've already recommended them to a few friends/family, and I'll be back when I have to do the smog check again next year.
Friendly and great service
Fast service and Professional people working in a clean location, The refreshments are a nice plus. Will be going here for my biannual smog checks from this point on.
Showed up on Saturday without an appointment and was greeted warmly by Antwon. He was polite and courteous. He quickly went to work. This is a well run business with friendly people. I would highly recommend them.
Great service! Finished in a timely manner on a Saturday and you won't find better pricing anywhere else!
In and out.  Fast and friendly.  Nice chocolate too!!!
Always greeted with positive and friendly attitude.  I have been bringing all my 4 vehicles here for many years.  They hustle to get you in and out as fast as possible.  No feet dragging here.  Grab a complimentary drink and snack while you wait.
Excellent service, polite owner and great price for smog check. Barely had time to walk across the street to Costco when he called to say he was done. Thank you and definitely going back.
I made an appointment online, showed up, took 20 mins, done for $59. Smooth transaction. Thank you Smog Star Express...
My car registration was late, and I needed a same-day smog certification. I went to a facility near me, but when I arrived, there were no cars in the service bays and the office was empty. I waited about five minutes, but still no one came. I used my cell phone internet and called Smog Star Express. I spoke to Scott, who said they had no wait. He texted me the address, which I put into my GPS, and I got there in 5 min. Scott was waiting for me with the paperwork already started, and told me he'd have me in & out in a jiffy. Sure enough, he was done in about 10 min., as promised. In addition, Scott told me that they could register my car and give me me a current license plate sticker. I avoided a long wait at the DMV, and got my car smog'd & registered in less than half an hour! Thanks Scott!
To describe this place in 4 words: Fast, efficient, courteous, professional. Scott finished the smog test literally minutes after I completed filling out a short form. If I could give more stars, I would.
I am soo grateful to yelp information! In and out in 15 minutes! Robert,staff and technician totally professional and honest!! First time there. They do DMV services there now too so you can get your registration and stickers to for a small fee. Website rocks and you can schedule your own appointment. If you need the DMV services call to make sure registered staff are on site. All are in the process.
Great, I drove up and they took my car right in. They staff was nice and I got my smog done in no time at all. They had a coupon on yelp that I used and saved $20 too. Thanks
Fast easy and inexpensive.  Never a wait.  Found this place when my usual place was closed.  Now I bring all my cars here.  Antoine rocks!
Got here first thing in the morning and it was super fast. The guy was very friendly and polite. Great experience, definitely recommend this place!
Fantastic quick service!  Clean facility. in and out in 15 minutes $59 with yelp offer!
Super fast service! Scott was very courteous and friendly. I had read some negative reviews about this place, but personally experience nothing but excellence. I highly recommend this place for a smog inspection!
We needed to get a smog certificate on a Sunday to avoid a late fee with DMV.  This was the only local place open.  We ended up having an excellent experience.  Sharon, the clerk/receptionist was friendly, personable and efficient.  It took less than 20 minutes from the time we walked into the office to be done.  With the coupon for $30 off we found online at "smog tips.com" it came to $49.  I would use them again.
great service, fast, and convenient. The buisness is great and I even got $10 off. thank you!
Look no further!!! You just found the best place in the Bay to get your smog!!!!! Or anything  else they offer. Do it here!!! Customer  service is beyond  amazing. Sharon, the receptionist, blew me away. I could write a whole review about how amazing she is. The manager was great too! Not only is the customer service  incredible,  they are fast ! It's very  clean and  they have soda  and coffee while you wait. Just amazing. I will absolutely  , without a doubt, return. I'm a loyal customer! Thank you for making this process so easy and thank you for Sharon!
Super quick, $59 with the yelp discount. I was in and out in 15 minutes. Rob e as friendly, helpful, and efficient.

Big bonus, you can do DMV paperwork here. Registration, transfer ownership, duplicate title. All the good stuff.

YEEEEEE!!
In and out in less than 10 minutes, Invoice was simple and the staff knew what to do. No appointment needed, convenient hours and easy to locate.
Came in here for a smog check, and was pleased with how fast the service was. I was even able to receive a discount just for checking in via the Yelp app. I would come back !
Really nice people but it's false advertisement on the prices are totally false from the website to when you walk in. It says it's $50.75+8.25 on the website. They offer a $20 off coupon on yelp, making people think it's a $39 smog check. It's not folks, the price they have in the store is 70.75 + 8.25, so basically $59 (after the coupon). When showing the website, they claim it's the after coupon price that on their site. Not cool, I asked them to put a disclaimer or some wording that doesn't confuse customers. Really nice people but they need to fix this so they don't mislead people.