Test Only station El Monte, Los Angeles County
El Monte Smog Check
12269 Garvey Ave Unit 1, El Monte, CA 91732
El Monte Smog Check is a licensed test only smog check station at 12269 Garvey Ave Unit 1 in El Monte and is STAR certified. Its state license dates to 2013, which makes it number 14 of 27 El Monte stations by time licensed.
What this station can do
This is a test only station. It can run your smog check and certify a pass, but it cannot fix a car that fails.
Because it is STAR certified, it can test cars the DMV directed to a STAR station. What STAR means.
License check
You can look up this station's license on the state's own site. Search the number below at search.dca.ca.gov. A smog check only counts if the station is licensed on the day of your test.
- Smog station license TC 272573
- Auto repair registration ARD 272573
- License expires 2027-04-30
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Before you go
- Bring your DMV renewal notice if you have one, and the car's registration.
- Drive at least 20 minutes first so the engine is warm.
- If the check engine light is on, you will fail. Here is why.
- Prices are set by each station. The statewide average and what drives it are in our price guide.