Test Only station Garden Grove, Orange County
Nelson Smog
10682 Stanford Ave, Garden Grove, CA 92840
Nelson Smog is a licensed test only smog check station at 10682 Stanford Ave in Garden Grove and is STAR certified. Its state license dates to 2018, which makes it number 15 of 29 Garden Grove 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 292620
- Auto repair registration ARD 292620
- License expires 2026-11-30
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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.