California smog check stations by city

5,931 licensed stations in 580 cities.

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Adelanto1 stationAgoura Hills2 stationsAlameda7 stationsAlbany4 stationsAlhambra20 stationsAliso Viejo5 stationsAlpine2 stationsAltadena2 stationsAlturas2 stationsAnaheim35 stationsAnderson7 stationsAntelope2 stationsAntioch15 stationsApple Valley8 stationsApplegate1 stationAptos3 stationsArcadia8 stationsArcata2 stationsArleta3 stationsAromas1 stationArroyo Grande8 stationsArtesia7 stationsArvin1 stationAtascadero10 stationsAtwater4 stationsAuberry1 stationAuburn21 stationsAvenal1 stationAzusa5 stations

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Baker1 stationBakersfield80 stationsBaldwin Park6 stationsBanning5 stationsBarstow9 stationsBay Point2 stationsBeaumont3 stationsBell7 stationsBell Gardens7 stationsBellflower17 stationsBelmont8 stationsBenicia4 stationsBerkeley13 stationsBermuda Dunes1 stationBeverly Hills3 stationsBig Bear Lake3 stationsBishop3 stationsBloomington12 stationsBlythe1 stationBonita1 stationBoulder Creek1 stationBrawley2 stationsBrea6 stationsBrentwood9 stationsBrowns Valley1 stationBuellton7 stationsBuena Park15 stationsBurbank20 stationsBurlingame13 stationsBurney2 stationsByron1 station

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Calabasas3 stationsCalexico5 stationsCalifornia City1 stationCalimesa1 stationCamarillo10 stationsCambria1 stationCameron Park2 stationsCamp Pendleton1 stationCampbell15 stationsCanoga Park15 stationsCanyon Country5 stationsCanyon Lake1 stationCapitola2 stationsCarlsbad8 stationsCarmel3 stationsCarmichael9 stationsCarson11 stationsCaruthers1 stationCastro Valley9 stationsCastroville2 stationsCathedral City21 stationsCayucos1 stationCeres7 stationsCerritos9 stationsChallenge1 stationChatsworth5 stationsChico28 stationsChino13 stationsChino Hills1 stationChowchilla3 stationsChula Vista41 stationsCitrus Heights13 stationsCity Of Industry11 stationsClaremont3 stationsClearlake2 stationsClovis24 stationsCoachella6 stationsCoalinga2 stationsColfax2 stationsColma6 stationsColton11 stationsColusa2 stationsCommerce2 stationsCompton15 stationsConcord36 stationsCorcoran2 stationsCorning4 stationsCorona27 stationsCorona Del Mar2 stationsCoronado1 stationCorte Madera3 stationsCosta Mesa33 stationsCotati1 stationCovina12 stationsCrescent City2 stationsCrestline1 stationCudahy1 stationCulver City8 stationsCupertino6 stationsCypress10 stations

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Daly City14 stationsDana Point2 stationsDanville3 stationsDavis13 stationsDel Mar2 stationsDelano11 stationsDelhi1 stationDesert Hot Springs5 stationsDiamond Bar1 stationDiamond Springs4 stationsDinuba9 stationsDixon6 stationsDos Palos1 stationDowney17 stationsDuarte3 stationsDublin15 stations

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E Los Angeles1 stationEarlimart2 stationsEast Los Angeles1 stationEl Cajon48 stationsEl Centro9 stationsEl Cerrito8 stationsEl Dorado Hills3 stationsEl Monte28 stationsEl Sobrante2 stationsElk Grove24 stationsElverta1 stationEncinitas12 stationsEncino2 stationsEscalon2 stationsEscondido55 stationsEureka7 stationsExeter4 stations

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Fair Oaks4 stationsFairfax1 stationFairfield20 stationsFall River Mills1 stationFallbrook8 stationsFarmersville1 stationFelton1 stationFillmore2 stationsFirebaugh3 stationsFolsom14 stationsFontana41 stationsFoothill Ranch1 stationFort Bragg3 stationsFort Jones1 stationFortuna2 stationsFoster City1 stationFountain Valley8 stationsFowler1 stationFreedom5 stationsFremont42 stationsFrench Camp1 stationFresno101 stationsFullerton25 stations

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Galt2 stationsGarden Grove30 stationsGardena21 stationsGeorgetown1 stationGilroy14 stationsGlen Ellen1 stationGlendale31 stationsGlendora17 stationsGold River1 stationGoleta14 stationsGonzales1 stationGranada Hills5 stationsGrand Terrace2 stationsGrass Valley13 stationsGreenbrae3 stationsGreenfield5 stationsGridley6 stationsGrover Beach4 stationsGuadalupe1 stationGustine1 station

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Half Moon Bay3 stationsHanford22 stationsHarbor City4 stationsHawaiian Gardens5 stationsHawthorne21 stationsHayward32 stationsHealdsburg4 stationsHelendale1 stationHemet19 stationsHermosa Beach2 stationsHesperia22 stationsHighland7 stationsHilmar2 stationsHollister11 stationsHollywood2 stationsHomeland1 stationHuntington Beach30 stationsHuntington Park10 stationsHuron1 station

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Idyllwild1 stationImperial3 stationsImperial Beach3 stationsIndio20 stationsInglewood20 stationsIrvine16 stationsIrwindale1 station

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Jackson1 stationJamul1 stationJurupa Valley9 stations

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Kelseyville1 stationKensington1 stationKerman5 stationsKing City2 stationsKingsburg1 station

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La Canada2 stationsLa Crescenta6 stationsLa Habra12 stationsLa Jolla2 stationsLa Mesa16 stationsLa Mirada3 stationsLa Puente11 stationsLa Quinta1 stationLa Verne5 stationsLafayette2 stationsLaguna Beach3 stationsLaguna Hills6 stationsLaguna Niguel5 stationsLake Elsinore12 stationsLake Forest19 stationsLake Isabella4 stationsLakeport1 stationLakeside7 stationsLakewood3 stationsLamont2 stationsLancaster29 stationsLarkspur1 stationLathrop2 stationsLawndale6 stationsLebec1 stationLemon Grove13 stationsLemoore4 stationsLincoln2 stationsLindsay4 stationsLittlerock1 stationLive Oak1 stationLivermore15 stationsLivingston2 stationsLodi16 stationsLoma Linda4 stationsLomita7 stationsLompoc10 stationsLong Beach44 stationsLoomis2 stationsLos Alamitos2 stationsLos Altos3 stationsLos Angeles245 stationsLos Banos12 stationsLos Gatos8 stationsLos Olivos1 stationLos Osos3 stationsLynwood7 stations

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Madera22 stationsMagalia1 stationMalibu2 stationsManhattan Beach2 stationsManteca12 stationsMarina1 stationMarina Del Rey2 stationsMartinez6 stationsMarysville6 stationsMaywood5 stationsMc Arthur1 stationMc Farland1 stationMc Kinleyville1 stationMendota3 stationsMenifee5 stationsMenlo Park4 stationsMentone2 stationsMerced18 stationsMiddletown1 stationMidway City2 stationsMill Valley5 stationsMillbrae3 stationsMilpitas13 stationsMira Loma2 stationsMission Hills7 stationsMission Viejo21 stationsModesto59 stationsMojave1 stationMonrovia5 stationsMontclair14 stationsMontebello11 stationsMonterey8 stationsMonterey Park5 stationsMontrose1 stationMoorpark4 stationsMoraga2 stationsMoreno Valley25 stationsMorgan Hill12 stationsMorongo Valley2 stationsMorro Bay7 stationsMoss Beach2 stationsMount Shasta1 stationMountain View11 stationsMurrieta16 stationsMuscoy1 station

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Napa17 stationsNational City17 stationsNeedles1 stationNevada City2 stationsNewark4 stationsNewbury Park3 stationsNewhall3 stationsNewman1 stationNewport Beach7 stationsNicolaus1 stationNorco7 stationsNorth Fork1 stationNorth Highlands8 stationsNorth Hills4 stationsNorth Hollywood29 stationsNorthridge16 stationsNorwalk8 stationsNovato10 stations

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Oak View1 stationOakdale6 stationsOakhurst4 stationsOakland54 stationsOakley4 stationsOceano2 stationsOceanside21 stationsOjai2 stationsOlivehurst3 stationsOntario40 stationsOrange26 stationsOrange Cove1 stationOrangevale5 stationsOrinda2 stationsOrland5 stationsOrosi2 stationsOroville9 stationsOxnard29 stations

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Pacheco2 stationsPacifica3 stationsPacoima16 stationsPalm Desert14 stationsPalm Springs5 stationsPalmdale31 stationsPalo Alto8 stationsPalo Cedro1 stationPalos Verdes Estates1 stationPanorama City6 stationsParadise4 stationsParamount8 stationsParlier4 stationsPasadena33 stationsPaso Robles16 stationsPatterson5 stationsPerris13 stationsPetaluma15 stationsPhelan3 stationsPico Rivera2 stationsPinedale1 stationPinole2 stationsPioneer1 stationPismo Beach1 stationPittsburg9 stationsPixley1 stationPlacentia9 stationsPlacerville10 stationsPlanada1 stationPleasant Hill5 stationsPleasanton11 stationsPomona27 stationsPort Hueneme1 stationPorterville19 stationsPortola1 stationPortola Valley2 stationsPoway14 stationsProberta1 stationPrunedale2 stations

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Quail Valley1 stationQuartz Hill2 stationsQuincy2 stations

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Ramona4 stationsRancho Cordova13 stationsRancho Cucamonga21 stationsRancho Dominguez3 stationsRancho Mirage2 stationsRancho Santa Margarita5 stationsRed Bluff8 stationsRedding26 stationsRedlands15 stationsRedondo Beach5 stationsRedway1 stationRedwood City19 stationsReedley9 stationsReseda14 stationsRialto18 stationsRichgrove1 stationRichmond20 stationsRidgecrest6 stationsRio Linda2 stationsRio Vista3 stationsRipon2 stationsRiverbank4 stationsRiverdale1 stationRiverside81 stationsRocklin13 stationsRodeo1 stationRohnert Park3 stationsRolling Hills Estates1 stationRomoland1 stationRosamond2 stationsRosemead9 stationsRoseville35 stationsRough And Ready1 stationRowland Heights4 stationsRoyal Oaks4 stationsRunning Springs1 station

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Sacramento133 stationsSalida3 stationsSalinas38 stationsSan Anselmo2 stationsSan Bernardino51 stationsSan Bruno9 stationsSan Carlos7 stationsSan Clemente8 stationsSan Diego183 stationsSan Dimas3 stationsSan Fernando11 stationsSan Francisco56 stationsSan Gabriel7 stationsSan Jacinto10 stationsSan Joaquin1 stationSan Jose174 stationsSan Juan Capistrano6 stationsSan Leandro27 stationsSan Lorenzo5 stationsSan Luis Obispo26 stationsSan Marcos12 stationsSan Martin1 stationSan Mateo14 stationsSan Pablo5 stationsSan Pedro8 stationsSan Rafael21 stationsSan Ramon9 stationsSan Ysidro1 stationSand City3 stationsSanger9 stationsSanta Ana52 stationsSanta Barbara22 stationsSanta Clara33 stationsSanta Clarita11 stationsSanta Cruz21 stationsSanta Fe Springs6 stationsSanta Maria40 stationsSanta Monica10 stationsSanta Paula5 stationsSanta Rosa47 stationsSantee11 stationsSaugus2 stationsSausalito1 stationScotts Valley4 stationsSeal Beach2 stationsSeaside16 stationsSebastopol3 stationsSelma16 stationsShafter2 stationsSherman Oaks7 stationsShingle Springs3 stationsSierra Madre1 stationSignal Hill8 stationsSimi Valley19 stationsSolana Beach2 stationsSoledad2 stationsSolvang1 stationSonoma8 stationsSonora5 stationsSoquel1 stationSouth El Monte5 stationsSouth Gate27 stationsSouth Lake Tahoe4 stationsSouth Pasadena2 stationsSouth San Francisco8 stationsSpring Valley16 stationsSt Helena3 stationsStanton7 stationsStockton49 stationsStudio City4 stationsSuisun City1 stationSun Valley10 stationsSunland3 stationsSunnyvale24 stationsSusanville2 stationsSylmar6 stations

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Taft2 stationsTahoe City1 stationTarzana1 stationTehachapi5 stationsTemecula23 stationsTemple City3 stationsTempleton2 stationsThousand Oaks23 stationsThousand Palms2 stationsTipton1 stationTorrance34 stationsTrabuco Canyon1 stationTracy19 stationsTruckee3 stationsTujunga5 stationsTulare18 stationsTurlock18 stationsTustin14 stationsTwentynine Palms3 stationsTwin Peaks1 station

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Ukiah8 stationsUnion City6 stationsUpland24 stations

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Vacaville17 stationsValencia13 stationsVallejo26 stationsValley Center1 stationValley Springs1 stationValley Village2 stationsVan Nuys32 stationsVenice2 stationsVentura24 stationsVernon1 stationVictorville24 stationsVisalia26 stationsVista27 stations

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W Sacramento1 stationWalnut4 stationsWalnut Creek21 stationsWasco3 stationsWaterford2 stationsWatsonville12 stationsWest Covina14 stationsWest Hills1 stationWest Hollywood2 stationsWest Los Angeles1 stationWest Sacramento8 stationsWestlake Village3 stationsWestminster23 stationsWheatland1 stationWhittier27 stationsWildomar1 stationWilliams3 stationsWillows2 stationsWilmington11 stationsWindsor3 stationsWinnetka6 stationsWinters1 stationWinton3 stationsWofford Heights1 stationWoodlake1 stationWoodland11 stationsWoodland Hills8 stations

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Yorba Linda4 stationsYreka4 stationsYuba City21 stationsYucaipa9 stationsYucca Valley9 stations

What is a smog check?

A smog check is California’s vehicle emissions inspection, run by the Bureau of Automotive Repair. A licensed station checks that the emissions parts are present and working and reads the on-board computer or measures the exhaust. Most vehicles need one every other year at renewal once they are more than eight model years old, when they are sold, and when first registered here.

What a California smog check tests, by model year
CheckWhat the inspector doesWhich vehicles
VisualLooks for missing, modified or disconnected emissions partsAll
FunctionalTests the parts work, including the check engine lightAll
On-board computerReads trouble codes and readiness monitorsMost 2000 and newer
TailpipeMeasures exhaust gases with a probePre-2000 model years

Source: BAR, Smog Check. Who needs one and who is exempt: smog check requirements.

How much does a smog check cost in California?

Each station sets its own price. Stations reported a statewide average of $69.66 to BAR for September 2026, plus the $8.25 state certificate when the car passes, and coupon prices on SmogCheckDeals usually run well below that. Live medians by county are in the smog check price report.

Which kind of smog check station do I need?

A test-only station inspects but can’t repair; a test-and-repair station can do both. A STAR station is either kind, certified by BAR to higher performance standards. You need a STAR station only when your DMV renewal notice says so or the car was identified as a gross polluter; otherwise any licensed station will do.

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Frequently asked questions

There is no separate "DMV authorized" list. The Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) licenses smog check stations for the DMV, and a passing result goes to the DMV electronically from any licensed station. This directory is built from BAR's license register; a station whose licence we couldn't confirm as current says so on its page, and BAR's Auto Shop Locator at bar.ca.gov/locator is the official check.

Bring the vehicle and, if you have it, your DMV renewal notice, which says whether a STAR station is required. The check engine light must be off. Pay the station’s inspection price plus the $8.25 state certificate when the car passes.

About 30 minutes for the inspection itself, according to BAR. A passing certificate is valid for 90 days and goes to the DMV electronically.

A smog check is the inspection; a STAR smog check is the same inspection at a station BAR has certified to higher performance standards. You need a STAR station only when your DMV renewal notice says so, or for a vehicle identified as a gross polluter.