ABC Smog

This an A1 smog shop. It’s very small and the owner does the job. He’s super nice and very proficient. We’ve been coming here for years and have never been disappointed. We have alwYs gotten in the same day. 10 stars!

Thank you, Bob!
Finally someone who took the time to help me and figure out why my car wouldn’t read the OBDII meter required to pass smog,
On Sat I took my older Mercedes to «Encinitas Smog», after waiting 2 hrs (yes, I had an appt but they were very busy) that it wouldn’t pass but what they really meant was that they couldn’t hook up the meter. They charged me $ 45.oo.
I had to wait until Monday to take it to my mechanic who charged me $ 100 dollars to fix a clip. Next day, took it back to Encinitas and they still had a problem reading the meter. They were going to charge me but decided not to… they are very nice but not so savvy.
So I called my girlfriend who has an older car and she told me about ABC — ask for Bob.
So I did.
After pulling info from the web on my older Mercedes, I found out you need to check the computer (ECU) …which he did first thing. He is very knowledgeable. He showed me the port inside my car which held the connector… it was loose. Which in turn wouldn’t connect to a reading machine. Well, he pulled it down so he could grab a hold of it and now has access to the connection needed.
I passed as I always did and that’s that. However, I will never go back to Encinitas Smog.
Bob/​ABC Smog Inc _​260 Airport Road, Oceanside, CA 92 058 will be my new smog guy.
Old school! sometimes you just need that common sense!
Thank you, Bob for ending my run around and it only cost $ 60.00 even after he fixed it!!! Yay!

Great job. quick friendly and fair price. BOB the owner even offered me Chaldean pastry

This is not a review. I intend to go there after I speak with them but have bo idea what their hours are. They aren’t on the business card I was given by a neighboring mechanic yesterday and I can’t find them anyplace online or on their facebook page. Anyone know their business hours?
UPDATE I got the hours. 9am-​7pm.
Called to get a price over the phone. I have an older vehicle so everyone charges somewhat more.
He said mine would be $ 71 something plus the certificate which would bring it to around $ 80 and he would knock $ 10 off. So $ 70
I called another place and they did it in 15 minutes for $ 45 out the door.

Bob is the best!!! He is very helpful and you really feel his sincerity to help you. Even though we didn’t go through the «smog» he’s still really nice amd giving us a lot of advice and help with our situation. Thank you Bob! !

There are lot’s of smog test company here but nothing like bob who is honest and very nice person. He’s the man with no regrets.

If I could give Bob 10 stars I would, he has smogged my cars since 2009. He is friendly, honest, and fair with cost. I would never go anywhere else as long as I live in California. I highly recommend Bob if your looking for a good Smog guy.

Stop by last week to get my 2009 Toyota smog. and the owner greeted me quickly and was extremely nice had a coupon gave to me by by a happy customer of his and not only did he honor the coupon but he gave me another discount and now when I need to get another car done this place will be the only one I will go to! Customer service was beyond great.

If we could only give Bob and his ABC Smog business a 6 STARS we definitely would! We read the other reviews online & chose to take our difficult /​older truck to him for a smog today. We were expecting the worst, but were pleasantly surprised as Bob was able to get it to smog! We’re are now going to be new regulars for his business, and will tell all friends /​family about the great shop.
Thank you, Seth B.

I’ve used ABC at least 5 times now.
Bob is a great guy. He is very honest and fair priced.
He has extended hours for convenience.
I usually just show up. He’s never taken more than an hour to get me out of there even if he’s busy.

I went to the place chip F recommended and my car failed and the guy told me i needed a new cat. i went to go get a new cat for my car and i was told nothing was wrong with it and to go to ABC Smog and it would be taken care of. Sure enough my car passed because he took his time on my car instead of just taking my money. if you dont have one of their 10 dollar off cards you can ask for one and the owner will gladly give you one. i recommend this place to all my friends and family

Bob has been smogging my car’s for the last 6 yrs, he has always been helpful and honest. wouldn’t go anywhere else

If you have a normal car that’s less than 8 years old, don’t bother coming to Bob. If you have failed your smog check or your car has ever failed somewhere else, go see Bob. I had an old rare BMW that was failed by another shop. I took it to Bob and he immediately knew the other shop was using an out of date reference. He runs my car off the correct reference and I passed. I take all my older or weird cars to ABC. I don’t always pass, but I know it’s because it shouldn’t, not because of ignorance.

Bob is friendly, very accommodating and is a wealth of information. If you want to work with a true professional pay him a visit. His dog is an added bonus. Will definitely be back. Thanks Bob!

First let me say that the posted prices are completely negotiable, walked in balked at the price and was instantly given a discount.
Our vehicle has an intermittent check engine light, the light was out, but I wanted to make sure Bob was aware of this before the test. Bob listened and understood my concern. He asked several pertinent questions then diagnosed the issue before our smog check just to make sure that it wouldn’t impair our test. He actually brought out two different diagnostic tools to check, and double check. He really went the extra mile with us making sure we wouldn’t be wasting money on a vehicle that would fail.
Smog service was handled quickly and efficiently. Could not be happier with the personal service and attention.
We also found out that he services the vehicles for the Humane Society down the road. Great to find out someone you do business with gives back to the community. I would give him extra stars for this if I could.
Highly recommend his service to anyone,

Not too far from home. Did not want to drive far to get my car smogged.
I made an appointment. Got in and out no problem.
Bob was friendly and professional. He made sure to tell me to wait several hours or next day for the smog to post so I could do my registration online.
I’ll see him a couple of years for the next service.

I called inquiring on their rate for a smog check. He guy that answered the phone asked me what was the price I was getting quoted so far, I told him $ 31. + $ 8. He asked me then how much I wanted to spend, I said as less as possible, so he referred me to Purrfect Auto cause they do it for $ 30 out the door! Thanks for the referral! Took me a while to find it tho cause I was looking for Perfect Auto. :) Thank you Mr. Guy that answered the phone!

This place is beyond great service, the owner bob is very knowledgable and knows his stuff. He’s price is beyond fair and reasonable and is defiantly fair. I love bringing my car here for a smog check.

I just got a smog test on my truck and the service was great. He even stayed open late to give us a smog test. I will be brining my car there as well. He also gave us a military discount which is nice. I would recommend anyone to take there vehicle here for a smog test.

Graet guys helping me get my truck legal with smog in cali good magazines in lobbty and sportcenter whilr you waut