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17five Tires
“Just bought my car to get some service done mt brakes were making noise and they took care of it right away gilbert helped me out and got me a good price will be coming back”
Best Car Inspection & Emissions Testing in Carson, CA
24 stations listed · 10 in Carson · 18 open weekends · 19 rated 4.5+
Data verified October 16, 2026
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Paul's Smog Check & Test Only
- Parking Lot
- Area
- Questions
“I trusted the work, and even though there isn't much to differentiate between the actual product, I would recommend any of my family or friends to come here over some of the other places I've been to.”
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Peng's Smog Check Station
“I'm paralegal who loves to fill out paperwork, but they insisted on letting them do the little details so I could sit and relax… I left my house around 3:10 315, and I'm already home by 3:55… I noticed while I was there that not only does my local Hy...”
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Smog Spot 2
“I've used them before for my car and they are wonderful, however on December 20th, 21, 22, and 23 they do not answer the telephone oh, I need to make sure they are there before I drive 20 miles to get there, please answer your phone!”
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Northwest RV
- Price
- Quality
- Mobile
“If you do have a recreational vehicle and ever been to Northwest RV I think you'll be in for quite a surprise I've got crazy about the layout but the fact that the store is actually in the back of the property you have to go through a maze of R Vs to...”
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S C Auto Repair
- Mechanic
“I do some regular maintenance my self with my vehicles so it's always a good thing to know some things about your own vehicles, but I now have confidence that if I need more work done on my vehicles I know where to go.”
Listed for drivers in and around Carson, CA, these 24 shops carry out emissions and inspection work. What each one says about its station license, hours and retest policy comes from its own website; ratings and quotes come from public reviews.
Area overview: Carson, CA
Of the 24 stations we list here, 10 are in Carson itself and 14 come from towns including Long Beach (2, 6 mi), Hawaiian Gardens (2, 11 mi) and Huntington Beach (2, 18 mi). The stations on this page are rated from 4.0 to 5.0 across 6,520 reviews; 14 have 50 or more reviews and 19 are rated 4.5 or higher. When customers rate these stations on specific qualities, they most often praise professionalism (100%), quality (86%) and punctuality (57%). The topics that come up most in reviews of the stations on this page are "price", "fair" and "diagnosis". 18 are open on Saturdays and 2 on Sundays. 2 list staff certifications (ASE) and 6 have a BBB rating of A or A+. 16 have ten or more years of experience, the longest 75 years. 1 offers financing; 4 are family- or locally-owned and 8 list coupons or special offers. We have a website on file for 11 of the stations on this page; 9 publish a contact page; 4 list a public email and 3 take bookings online. We count these figures across the stations on this page; distances are straight-line, and hours and prices change, so confirm the details with the station before you visit.
Can I book a test online with shops listed for Carson?
3 of the 24 shops here take bookings online. Some stations work on a queue instead, which is fine early in the month and painful at the end of it. If you can book, take the first slot of the day and you will be out before the line forms.
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Torrance Autohaus
- Price
“& performance...”
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Gan Auto Repair
- Mechanic
“Best customer service”
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KCM Smog
- Price
“Quick, honest work.”
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Gigatt ( GOD IS Good ALL THE Time)
- Mechanic
- Art
- Prices
“The best mechanic that there is I have a rent to event a mechanic like this in years”
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Speedy Automotive Care
- Prices
“Great service”
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Town Auto Center
- Price
- Smog
“The employee named Felipe gave me some great explanation details about my vehicle issues and how to get them resolved in the future with his shop or if I can do a simple task of myself.”
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Bermudez Smog
“They're friendly and helpful and I was in and out of there pretty fast…”
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Check Engine Light Diagnostic and Sensor Reprogramming
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A1 Smog Test Center
- Convenient
- Job
“Cost me $53 that's what the $10 discount for being a repeat customer when small little stall for a service one person doing the service so I had to wait my turn but I got it done that was the most important thing and I passed”
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West Coast Tire & Service Auto Repair
- Car Service
- Wallet
- Dealership
“The whole team especially our guy Carlos and Don have always been so helpful, efficient, honest, dependable, reasonable, friendly and just so great to work with.”
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HB Auto & AC
- Warranty
- Text
- Transmission
“I have little to no knowledge about cars, yet they were able to explain the problem and the steps they took to solve my solution that was very easy to understand even for my level.”
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Automotive Excellence
“Had an issue with the replacement brake parts they brought in for my vehicle, but the guy at Automotive Excellence figured it all out and made it right.”
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A E Automotive
- Brian is the Best
- Vehicle
- Truck
“Brought my vehicle in to Brian who quickly determined that my timing chain was bad and estimated the cost to replace it (actually my vehicle has 3 timing chains) at $1,700.”
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Bellflower Smog 3
- Website
- Test
- People
“So they get five stars for now and I'm sure it'll stay that way just went in to had my car smogged apparently the light bulb on my check engine light was out and instead of checking my car and taking my money the gentleman that was working there hook...”
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Larsen Automotive
- Inspection
- Catalytic Converter
- Check
“I love this place; finally found a shop that I feel comfortable going to for everything from regular maintenance, to used car inspections to smog checks, you name it.”
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26th Street Auto Center
- Diagnose
- Attention
- Brakes
“The folks at 26th St Auto have consistently demonstrated professional, courteous, and honest service in the past three years I've brought my car in for repairs & maintenance.”
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Quality Car Care
- Drive
- Service
- Efficient
“First of all I like to start out by stating that it is very neat clean and the owner JACK is very professional and very helpful and understanding to my needs great job.”
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A's Garage
- Need
- Quality
- Dealership
“In addition, to his prices being completely fair - or even better than fair, but he took the time to explain each thing that was wrong so I understood, explained how long I had to get the things I didn't get fixed right away, and kept me abreast of a...”
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