Clean Air

Geoff is awesome. I had some glitches with the systems in my car and he was very helpful. He did a couple of hookups at no cost. He’s smart and nice.

Great experience. I called a few days in advance to schedule an appointment, the inspection was quick and painless, and it wasn’t very expensive. Great customer service all around, very nice people working there.

Fast, friendly and fair… what else could you ask for?! I’ve been here twice for my DMV mandated smog checks and both experiences were positive. It’s nice to know that I can depend on them to provide hassle free service and charge reasonable rates. I wish more businesses were as pleasant to work with.

I shopped around for a good smog station and ended up going here and was so happy I did. Great customer service, cheap, and I was done in 15 minutes. They know what they are doing and will definitely return!

Came in to ask if they could smog my car. The main man then proceeded to say he was busy and couldn’t do it til Friday yet he was at his desk doing absolutely nothing. After I said thank you and if he knew any other places he then started to tell me maybe go down the road BUT that they probably won’t see me in a very rudely manner. Who does that?! You don’t tell a customer to go down the road and name places off and then tell them «you probably won’t get in», so sad. So I’m giving this place a zero (if I could.) Customer service was extremely rude and no help at all just plain child laziness behavior from a 50 yr old man. Bye!

Friendly, fast, cheery! They accommodated me just 2 hours after I called to see if there was any same-​day availability. Easy, smooth, and good communication. What more do you need? I didn’t ask about cost, as the timing was most crucial to me.
Give them a call!

I am the Service Advisor for Susi Auto Repair and we love Clean Air! Jeff is our smog guy because we do not perform smogs at our location. He is helpful and fast and can always squeeze a smog in. If there is a problem with one of our cars he technically relays information to my mechanic. Comfy waiting area with great magazines.

This place is awesome! Honest, friendly, and a very fair price. You might pass it the first or second time. Keep trying and eyes glued to the right. It’s there and worth it.

The people at Clean Air are amazing. They made coming in for a smog check painless and easy! I called and was squeezed in for a same day appointment. The lady who answered the phone was very friendly and informative. Their prices are competitive and they are prompt with service. Fifteen minutes tops I was in out and on my way. Thank Clean Air for a very pleasant experience!

Very easy and competitive prices! I was able to get an appointment the next day as well. Finally, they were nice enough to take my car before my appointment and leave it locked up outside the gate for me after they closed… highly recommend!
FYI – Google Map will take you ALMOST to their place (it’s actually one driveway up through a fenced area).

Wow! I was 10 minutes early for my appointment and they took me right away. I was done and back on the road in 15 minutes. The young lady was nice and expedient. I’ve been to places that advertise 20 minutes or less, and I’ve waited for over an hour! I will definitely be back!

Geoffrey R. Knowles at Clean Air in Monterey is THE BEST!
My 2001 Chevy S10 had the dreaded «Service Engine Soon» light on and I needed it fixed before I could pass a smog check.
Mr. Knowles took great care and with his many years of mechanical expertise was able to rectify the problem and get me back on the road.
I recommend Clean Air highly. By far the best customer service I have received in many years! 5 stars across the board.
Thank you very much Clean Air.

Excellent experience smogging my 19 year old Northstar Cadillac. Pricing is on par with any smog place, but the service seems much better.
I recommend you call in first to make an appointment, that way you (and the owner) spend as little time waiting around as necessary.
A+

These guys were great! Didn’t even charge me the first time when the smog check failed because my engine light was on. I brought my car back after I fixed that problem. I would highly recommend Clean Air. Great service.

I got my smog done in 15 mins. Friendly people provide efficient service. Total cost was $ 54. I will do my next smog with them two years later.

awesome service! very fast and honest. Other auto shops wanted to charge $ 100 to check engine light code, but Jeff did it free of charge and told me exactly the problem. He also turned the light off for me. I had my vehicle smogged about 6 months again as well and the service was just as great I was in and out fast. Would recommend clean air to anyone!

Quick and easy. In and out in 15minutes

Although I was seen right at my appointment time and everything was as expected, the owner and the receptionist lady were the two biggest sour puss, bizarre people I have ever been served by. One needs to remember that they are in the «service industry» ultimately. Put a smile on your puss for Gods-​sake. I was exhausted from trying my best to be nice and suck up to those two poker faces at 11 am in the morning. Also toilet in the «office» was filthy and crusted with shit. No paper to dry your hands. After I saw that I couldn’t wait to leave. Like I said everything was done just fine but the two owners seemed bitter and resentful that I was there. Will take my 54 dollars elsewhere next time.

Ya! I gotta tell ya! I had a 15yr old car that had the check engine light on and had to go thru the CAP program to get it fixed. You know some shops make you wait until the check come in before they do any work. Sometimes 2 weeks. I had the letter of approval in hand when i came in and had my car back thde next day. Jeff told me not to worry about the paper work.
Sweet!!!

Jeff is an honest man and I appreciate that greatly. I visited other repair/​smog stations because of a check engine light issue. I am from out of state and needed to get my vehicle registered in CA — but my check engine light was on which causes your vehicle to automatically fail.
Other shops told me it would cost about $ 120 to put my car up on the lift to see if we could «repair» the code appearing from the check engine light. I called Jeff and he told me that that was stupid, he’d turn my light off for free and if once the engine had run through the process of verifying all the engine codes and the light hadn’t turned back on he’d smog check my vehicle and get it passed.
Thankfully the light never turned back on and my vehicle was able to pass. I appreciate Jeff’s honesty — it will send me back there for any repairs I need and I will recommend him to any friend who may need a smog check. If you’re looking for good, honest business that isn’t trying to clean your wallet out — go see Jeff at Clean Air.