{"id":26,"date":"2020-02-19T10:31:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T18:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/smog-inspections\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T11:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:08:08","slug":"smog-inspections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/vehicle-registration\/smog-inspections\/","title":{"rendered":"Smog Inspections"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-columns content-columns colums-1-3-2-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Smog inspections are required when you register or renew registration for a vehicle in California, but there are some exceptions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/vehicle-registration\/vehicle-registration-renewal\/\">Vehicle Registration Renewal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-column col\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-container shadow-box\">\n<p><strong>Your vehicle does not need a smog inspection if your:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gasoline-powered vehicle is a 1975 year model or older (This includes motorcycles and trailers.)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diesel-powered vehicle is a 1997 and older year model OR with a Gross Vehicle Weight of more than 14,000 pounds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Powered by natural gas and weighs more than 14,000 pounds.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An electric vehicle.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gasoline-powered and less than eight model-years old.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-my-car-is-new-do-i-still-have-to-get-a-smog-inspection-when-i-renew-my-registration\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\tMy car is new. Do I still have to get a smog inspection when I renew my registration?\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-74013\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-74013\">Expand Accordion Plus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-plus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-minus\" height=\"2\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-66102\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-66102\">Collapse Accordion Minus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-minus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-block__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Starting January 1, 2019, if your vehicle is less than 4 model years old, you can pay a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/vehicle-registration\/registration-fees\/\">smog abatement fee<\/a>&nbsp;instead of getting a smog inspection for the first 8 years that your vehicle is registered.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-where-can-i-get-a-smog-inspection\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\tWhere can I get a smog inspection?\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-99994\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-99994\">Expand Accordion Plus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-plus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-minus\" height=\"2\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-92523\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-92523\">Collapse Accordion Minus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-minus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-block__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/locations\/?location=&amp;q=&amp;services=smog-check-certificate#js-filter-bar\">find a DMV-authorized smog check station<\/a> near you or visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bar.ca.gov\/locator?filters=CanPerformSmogInspections&amp;view=showFilters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bureau of Automotive Repair<\/a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you get a DMV registration renewal notice in the mail, and it tells you that you need to go to a STAR station for a smog check, you can find a STAR station near you at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bar.ca.gov\/locator?filters=CanPerformSmogInspections&amp;view=showFilters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bureau of Automotive Repair<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-what-is-a-star-station\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\tWhat is a STAR station?\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-1638\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-1638\">Expand Accordion Plus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-plus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-minus\" height=\"2\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-28603\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-28603\">Collapse Accordion Minus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-minus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-block__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>The California STAR program began on January 1, 2013. The STAR program sets smog check standards, and it replaces the old Gold Shield and Test Only program.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-what-if-my-car-fails-the-smog-inspection\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\tWhat if my car fails the smog inspection?\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-41885\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-41885\">Expand Accordion Plus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-plus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-minus\" height=\"2\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-44806\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-44806\">Collapse Accordion Minus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-minus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-block__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>If your car fails the smog inspection, you should contact <a href=\"https:\/\/asktheref.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) Referee Program<\/a>. They can help you find out what your next steps are. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Online:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/asktheref.org\/Services\/Smog-Check-Results-Review\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asktheref.org\/Services\/Smog-Check-Results-Review<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong>&nbsp;1-800-622-7733<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-do-i-have-to-get-a-smog-inspection-when-i-renew-my-registration\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\tDo I have to get a smog inspection when I renew my registration?\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-27149\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-27149\">Expand Accordion Plus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-plus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-minus\" height=\"2\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-50648\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-50648\">Collapse Accordion Minus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-minus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-block__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>If you live in one of these counties, you need&nbsp;a smog inspection when you renew your vehicle registration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alameda<br>Butte<br>Colusa<br>Contra Costa<br>Fresno<br>Glenn<br>Kern<br>Kings<br>Los \u00c1ngeles<br>Madera<br>Marin<br>Merced<br>Monterey<br>Napa<br>Nevada<br>Orange<br>Sacramento<br>San Benito<br>San Francisco<br>San Joaquin<br>San Luis Obispo<br>San Mateo<br>Santa Barbara<br>Santa Clara<br>Santa Cruz<br>Shasta<br>Solano<br>Stanislaus<br>Sutter<br>Tehama<br>Tulare<br>Ventura<br>Yolo<br>Yuba<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-a-family-member-gave-me-a-car-do-i-have-to-get-a-smog-inspection\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\tA family member gave me a car. Do I have to get a smog inspection?\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-42343\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-42343\">Expand Accordion Plus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-plus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-minus\" height=\"2\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-11358\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-11358\">Collapse Accordion Minus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-minus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-block__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>No. However, if you are given a car by a family member (a spouse, domestic partner, sibling, child, parent, grandparent, or grandchild) who <strong>bought it for you<\/strong> without first titling the car in their name, a smog inspection is required.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-if-i-sell-my-car-do-i-have-to-get-it-inspected-first\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\tIf I sell my car, do I have to get it inspected first?\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-63494\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-63494\">Expand Accordion Plus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-plus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-minus\" height=\"2\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-19377\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-19377\">Collapse Accordion Minus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-minus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-block__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>Yes. If you are selling your car, you need to give the new owner a valid smog certification when you sell the car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span role=\"region\" class=\"format-label--note\"><span class=\"format-label__text\">Note<\/span> If the car you are selling is less than four years old, you do not need to get a smog inspection. Instead, the new owner of the car will need to pay a <a href=\"\/portal\/es\/vehicle-registration\/registration-fees\/\">smog transfer fee<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"accordion-block js-accordion-block\" id=\"acc-is-there-a-military-exemption-from-the-smog-inspection\">\n\t<button class=\"accordion-block__header\" type=\"button\">\n\t\tIs there a military exemption from the smog inspection?\n\t\t<span class=\"accordion-block__icon\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-plus\" height=\"14\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-42224\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-expand-accordion-plus-42224\">Expand Accordion Plus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-plus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<svg class=\"icon icon-minus\" height=\"2\" width=\"14\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-40071\" role=\"img\">\n\t\t<title id=\"title-collapse-accordion-minus-40071\">Collapse Accordion Minus<\/title>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/svg\/svg-sprite.svg?ver=1776199661#icon-minus\"><\/use>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/button>\n\t<div class=\"accordion-block__content\">\n\t\t\n\n<p>No. If you are active duty military or a military veteran, you still need&nbsp;a smog inspection for your vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-dmv-illustration aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/wp-content\/themes\/dmv\/dist\/images\/illustrations\/checklist.svg\" class=\"dmv-illustration\" width=\"251\" height=\"226\" aria-hidden=\"true\" alt=\" \"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\u00bfNecesita algo m\u00e1s?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-dmv-spacer-block spacer-box\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"featured-tiles-block full-width full-width--slant\">\n\n\t<div class=\"container container--full\">\n\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"content-tile\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-tile__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Renew Your Registration<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Renew your vehicle registration online and review guidelines and requirements.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-tile__ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dmv.ca.gov\/portal\/es\/vehicle-registration-renewal\/\">Renew my registration<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"content-tile\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-tile__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Fees<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn more about smog inspection fees and other DMV fees.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-tile__ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/vehicle-registration\/registration-fees\/\">Find fees<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t<div class=\"content-tile\">\n\t\t<div class=\"content-tile__info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Title Transfers<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you buy or sell a vehicle, make sure you properly transfer the title.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content-tile__ctas\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/portal\/es\/vehicle-registration\/titles\/title-transfers-and-changes\/\">About title transfers<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00bfNecesita algo 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