Smog Star Test Only

I’ve never left a negative review before but I’ve also never encountered such unprofessional behavior. Using Groupon, It’s $ 11 cash if your car passes, and he wouldn’t accept my $ 20 bill. So he ran my debit card and charged me an extra $ 2 for running the card. I told him that’s not fair. He started yelling at me saying what’s not fair is people like me coming in with a groupon when he only gets $ 9 from groupon. He ranted about it and told me not to come back with a groupon again and that he was cancelling the service. Then because he got himself so worked up he said in fact, don’t come back ever again.

In and out in under 10 minutes! Extremely friendly and helpful service. The owner (Cal, I believe) did a check before the actual test to make sure my car would pass, which was nice and very rare these days. All around great experience. I highly recommend this place for a quick and hassle free Smog test.

Great experience, I was in and out in no time. Definitely an A+ experience.
Usually I dread having to get my car smog checked, but this time it was painless.
I sat down read an email and I was done.
I would highly recommend this store to anyone, even though it’s like my little secret place.

Khan is a professional guy — He got me in an out quickly and was very friendly! The price was great too so I highly recommend and will obsoletely go there again!
He was very fast with the electronic transfer to DMV good job! thanks Smog Star!
Ron P

Great experience. Fast. Hardly had time to read an article in a magazine before my car was done. The owner is very nice and personable. I will go back and will recommend others as well. This place is a little hidden, facing Pear not Jefferson. I hate getting smog checks, but this was as painless as it gets. :)

Friendly, quick service. Small shop, You can tell its family owned and ran. I love supporting local small businesses. I found them on groupon but I noticed while there that they do run specials. I would recommend this place to my friends and I will be a returning customer. Three thumbs up!

Why would I go anywhere else to smog my car. Cal took my car in immediately and I was in and out in ten minutes. If you were not aware, it is usually better to go to a test only station for smog because they have nothing to gain by your pass or fail. If you fail he will give you the code and you can fix it where you like. Bring it back for a free retest and all is good. Outstanding work. Cheers to Smog Star Test Only on Pear Street in Murrieta. Don’t be fooled by companies with almost the same name.

This is my first ever negative post. I don’t believe in doing such. We all can have a bad day. This guy is a unscrupulous business owner and a cheat, so I am compelled to warn others to not get ripped off. It’s too bad, he has a nice looking family to support. His neighbor on Jefferson is the place you want to use for honest certification. No star rating if I could.

I arrived before this shop was open and the technician let me in early. I was out and passed the test within fifteen minutes.

This shop was quick, easy and didn’t add on extra fees. They also have and honor their coupons so make sure you go to their website and print or show it to them. Overall happy with the service and the quick turn around time.

Very good experience getting a SMOG check. Like other reviews state:
— 2000 or newer cars take about 5 minutes. I had a great conversation with the guy and I was still out of there in 10 minutes.
— Pre-​2000 cars take about 15 minutes.
The guy that runs the place is very friendly and gets the task done quickly.
If you need to get your SMOG check done, GO HERE!

Greatest experience ever smogging my car. Was very friendly and no BS like other places in Murrieta/​Temecula. Will be taking both my cars here for now on and will for sure be recommending everyone here.

It was great service but the guy told me that he is the lowest. True but you get add-​on cost of so technically it’s not the cheapest place to go.

Fantastic service! Very nice staff, courteous and professional. My first time going to the smog place, I will return again. Price and time were both given up front. No ups, no extras, delivered on time.

When I went in the man who was doing the smog check was very nice and understanding. I told him that the ecu had to be ready to pass smog and if he could check for me. He did and said that it was all good so he proceeded to smog the car and it passed right away. The visit was about ten minutes and the price was good with a coupon.

If your car is 2000 or newer the smog is all electronic and only takes 10 – 15 minutes max. My 1996 vehicle took a bit longer, about 25 – 30 minutes.
Regardless the service is quick, I was with him the whole time and it was quite a bit of work for the older vehicles, but mine passed, and I’m happy with the service.
He charged an upfront cost of $ 38, not like other places who say $ 25 or $ 29 but add several fees such as certificate & dmv transfer that bumps the price up to $ 40.

The service was good at first, when my husband went with my daughter to get the car smog, he even told him that it would probably not pass until he had a tune up, so we did that and then we had our daughter return by herself, thinking he was honest enough the first time. Well much to our surprise that second trip didn’t go so well, he told her the car passed, but that she needed to have a few things looked at. We didn’t understand the testing and the readings so we called him and he changed his story.
He not only lied about the test results, he also didn’t honor the coupon that we had (Retest for $ 20.00 coupon) stating that we had to use it within 30 days of initial testing, but if you look at the coupon it does not state that anywhere on there and when I told him that he replied «I told your daughter verbally» which is not true, especially since he told her it passed in the first place. He changed his stories and twisted everything, I am so disappointed especially since we had to invest in ordering parts, waiting to receive them, then have them installed and paying for the repairs only to find out we have to start over with the retest and paying for that again.
I don’t understand how businesses could take advantage of people like this. What a terrible way to run a business, we all work hard for our money as I am sure you do. I am not recommending this place at all unless you support this type of behavior.
Anyways if you chose to do business with him anyways, I wish you luck! If my story helps you make a decision to go elsewhere I am glad it helped someone.

Fast, friendly service. It’s a small location but has great prices paid only $ 40 for smog on my truck! Was there for maybe 15−20min max

Review is for Smog Star Test Only on Pear St. Murrieta. I had an excellent experience with the gentleman here when smogging my car to sell. I called before closing and he waited fifteen minutes on me and had our car done with 10 to 15 minutes.
I have had horrible experiences with other places in that area doing the forms wrong or not being there during stated business hours. Not so with Smog Star, very happy to recommend them!

Fast efficient and Friendly. My car passed smog. I was happy to have my smog service completed here. I would recommend this place to friends and family for a professional service. Only 40 Dollars out the Door. Will be a returning customer.