A-1 Smog of Bakersfield

I just can't believe 3 years later we have to put up with a mask requirement the band's been lifted there's nothing you could do with the mask don't do any good anyway we all know this

The service when I got there was horrible. I didn't know I needed to wait in the car and couldn't wait in the lobby. As I walked in the owner or worker yelled at me to wait in the car and that there were a couple before me. I just wanted to ask a question but it seems like he couldn't be professional. Do not go here.

Been going to these guys for years. They've always been fast and easy to work with. The LEO/military discount keeps me coming back.

I do not mind at all about their mask rule. They 100% have the right to deny you service if they request you wear a mask and you don't want to. The only issue I have is with the "1 person only" in their shop rule. My grandmother can't drive so I took her to get her SMOG check here. Even with a mask, they made me wait outside in the heat while my grandmother was inside. That is absolutely ridiculous. My discomfort was enough to take away two stars, but I must give them credit for being speedy and efficient. If you don't like the mask rule, just take your business elsewhere.

Courteous, caring, considerate and Kind!!!The BEST place to come to get a smog done.You won't be sorry!!!!!

I've been bringing my cars here a few years and I've never had an issue. I dont really know where they are in the cost range but maybe in the middle. Its a single bay so one car at a time.Where customers might leave is they require a mask before entering and then they ask you to wait in your car until someone comes to get you. I dont know if other smog shops do the same. I have no issues wearing a mask (even though I'm soo over it) I'll continue to use A-1 Smog.

I will not be recommending this service to anyone . The shop was rude and discourteous to me and my teenage daughter who was trying to do this on her own for the first time. Will definitely go somewhere else next time.

July 13th, 2022 I drove to A-1 Smog to smog-test my 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty for DMV Registration. Upon arriving, I was told I had to wear a Covid-19 mask and that I could not wait in the lobby. I was asked to sit in my truck in 105 degree heat until it was my turn. After waiting, the technician drove my truck into the testing bay, he revved the engine a few times and met me inside the empty lobby (No Other Patrons). He said my "Diesel" truck would not pass based on his 15 second inspection.According to the latest California smog test requirements, a dyno-meter or tailpipe sensor tests are no longer required. The new-era diesel emission test is made up of three segments: (1) Visual Check (2) Smoke Check and (3) OBD !! System Check (OIS) - DAD to PC data acquisition. There is no way the technician was able to complete any one of these three segments without lifting the hood, walking around the back of the truck or plugging in the DAD.I drove straight to AA Smog on "F" Street and had a "successful" smog test completed while I sat in the lobby. I would not recommend A-1 Smog due to their unprofessional service and lack of attention to their customers. 105 Degrees - Please wait in your car for your turn - Really? No way, I'll just go somewhere else and let your future Bakersfield patrons know why.

They dont answer their phone and no one in the office to help. The guy watched me walk in from the service garage 2 separate days and did not attempt to come in and talk to me. Multiple people waiting and still no effort to talk to waiting customers

He's racist was rude to me telling me to sit down he had 3 cars infront of me a white couple comes in He's all polite helps them out before just to tell me he can't service my car when I called a week before an they said they got the sensor an would be able to do it also He's garage smells like weed