Smog tests can be conducted at a wide variety of smog check stations. Certain smog check stations, however, have chosen to participate in the BAR's STAR program. A STAR smog station is subject to additional oversight and review by the BAR, and they conduct more strenuous smog testing.

If your vehicle is new or is considered a high-emitter, you'll want to go to a STAR station; otherwise, a regular smog check station will suffice. And remember that the results from a STAR station will be more reliable than those from a standard smog check station.

The states that do not include smog/emissions testing currently includes: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia and Wyoming.

A smog check and a smog test are the same. The difference is whether you get the smog check at a test only station, which is not what Dhillon Motorsports, formerly known as Smog Man San Jose, CA, is. We will not only give your vehicle a certified smog check, but we will also repair it if it fails.