They have been around for a long time always busy but it is worth the wait and patience ! they know their business and do a professional work highly recommend it!

Nancy was sooo nice

I came to get a smog check at 4:30pm, hours of operation still stated till 5pm. I was turned away to come back because of the pandemic. Okay, understandable, I should have called ahead, that was my mistake. Before I left I asked to get an appointment next day so I can get in N out, guy said okay, 8am, and didn’t write it down. F. Y. I. Coupon they offer is strictly detailed and for ALREADY CALI registered vehicles only. With that said, please read the coupon correctly, if you have out of state, you will be charged +$10 of coupon,this is not stated on the coupon. Anyways, Im not bashing this establishment, I suggest they get all the information a customer needs available before they visit = less contact = social distancing.So as I left, sighed, looked over to my left, saw a shop and busted a U-Weeee, and was taken care of immediately with no hesitation and accepted their coupon as is. I do understand shops do not make much money doing smog inspections because they cant charge labor. I don’t understand when they turn away potential business because of it.

Came to get a smog check for my Honda Civic 00. Eric took his time helping me out and honored my coupon. I appreciate how quick they were with my car. Thank you so much.

Went here for a smog test on 01 4Runner that has aftermarket intake and cat, all 50 state legal carb except products for CA. Knowing that all my monitor sensors were set, I thought it would be simple hook up the computer check my monitors and I’d be done but hour and half into waiting I am presented my gas cap along with a new one and the tech says I’m going to have to replace it for a visual failure. My car was fine and would of passed now without the new gas cap. I now have to pay an extra 20$ for something I don’t even need just cause it looks old. Luckily it passed, but sadly 2 days later check engine light comes on and it’s an EVAP issue which can be caused by the gas cap. So this new gas cap is causing me a code to which I never had before they changed the gas cap. I feel like something fishy was done to either make it not pass or to have me come back when something goes wrong shortly after I leave. All in all I had a horrible experience wasted my time and money and will never go back to this place and would never recommend they slimy service. Hope this helps someone in the future.

Eric, John, et al are terrific - honest, straightforward, and very fair. They perform excellent auto services of all kinds, and stand by their work (with extremely reasonable prices.) I will always think of them first when I need smog, oil change, or any other kind of car service.

My go to place for oil change.

No issue with service but agree on the dishonest pricing. I called and confirmed pricing prior to taking my car into the shop. The confirmed that it would be $94 to get my oil changed and smog checked. When I got there, they refused to honor the price, and I ended up paying $118. If you call ahead be sure to get the name, number and total that was agreed to all documented prior to showing up.

I have been taking my cars to Eric at Akon for over 6 years. I am always impressed with their efficiency and the reasonable cost of repairs and maintenance. I highly recommend Akon Auto Center for all your car’s needs.

I have been taking my cars for everything to this place for the last 15 years. I consider myself to be fortunate to find an auto shop that is honest and always delivers what they promise. Through the years they worked on all aspects of my cars at a reasonable price and most of all they provided detailed information on work done and with guarantee provided. That is what I call providing aservice with full integrity.

Seriously this is scam make sure when you call ask them if their coupons are accurate. I drive from Del mar to hear for the coupon price they have on their website and then they tell you for SUV coupons doesnt count, are you kidding me never heard that before stop lying to people bring em contour store and tell em different things, sorry you lost not one customers but many others as well.

Watch out...bait and switch!!Coupon says 29.95 for smog but when I got there they said $10.00 extra because I drive a SUV!! Go anywhere else but here. After they lie in to your face would you really trust them to run a legit test and then tell you they need to repair it? What a joke!! To many other honest places to go. Bye bye!!

Always takes good care of my vehicles when i am in San Diego. Good value for quality work.

These guys saved me a lot of money. Willing to work with me. Felt honest. They haven’t steered me wrong yet.

So far so good with the guys here at Akon Auto center. Never had bad Service or additional sdd ons to what I was paying for. They have always recommended any future issues to get looked at. Thumbs up!

Fair priced and honest.

Super long wait time for Smog test... watched 2-3 other people come, drop their cars off and leave. Literally spent an 1.5 hours waiting. Never had a smog test take that long. Friendly staff... but they also didnt take my $40 coupon which I printed from their website before going there.

I never had a car smog-checked that failed, but because I unhooked my battery since my car wasn’t being driven for weeks at a time since buying a new car, my older car failed the smog test. My advice: Do not get your smog check if you’ve recently replaced or removed your battery. Drive it around for a week or so after replacing battery. I recommend going to a pass or don’t pay smog check, instead of being charged for a failed smog check only to have to pay again. Besides, what it if it failed again? This place would definitly keep charging over and over again. This is a huge ripoff!

I own an Electrical Company and Akon services our fleet of vehicles. Jimmy and his staff are top notch and I would recommend them to everyone!

Never had any issues with my car. Never had any problems passing an inspection with anything, never had any mechanical or electrical issues with my car. The first time I take my car for a smog inspection in California these guys did it and right afterwards my A/C stopped magically working. There is no possible way that happened out of my negligence for my car

Eric took $180 to diagnose my my 95 jeep wrangler and said I needed a new head gasket in order to pass smog. He wanted $1700, so I spent 5 hours and did it myself and brought it back in to test. He then said that I needed to replace the radiator in order to pass smog, I said what? How does the radiator have anything to do with the smog? he said that it was old and would not run the test without a new radiator. I asked him to give me a price to replace the radiator and he said that he would not do it. So I put a new radiator in and brought it back for the smog test. I had to drop off the vehicle multiple times because he said that his machine was not functioning. Finally he ran the test and said that the 15 mi/hr emissions were too high. He refused to make any diagnonis or work on the vehicle any further citing the fact that I worked on the vehicle and that he couldnt warranty the work. He charged me $70 for the test. Now I have to start over and find a shop to diagnose and repair, which is a big problem according to state regulations. This guy and this place are crooks, and are abusing the state smog laws to ripoff the public. The original mechanics that recommended them said that they also have had similar problems with this guy and no longer recommend him.

Always do a great job in a timely manner

Brought my car to them, i should have read their reviews before stepping in their shop. They did allignment on my car and the car drives worst then before. Avoid this place, as other reviewers have said they are bunch of theives.

Really bad service, went in for a charcoal canister replacement and got my car back more than a week later.

This place is shady, have your work performed elsewhere

Reliable mechanics, at decent prices.