San Marcos, CA DMV Office

590 Rancheros Dr, San Marcos, CA 92069

Sunday: CLOSED
Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED

Services Provided:

Licensing Services, Plates, Permits, & Placards, Records, Registration, Replace Lost/Stolen/Damaged, Request miscellaneous original documents, Self Service Terminals, Testing, Title Transfers

Reviews

Orlando P.
Jul, 31 2024

★★★★★

Modern, clean and efficient. Make an appointment. Interesting about the changes for reduced services offered. Encouraging using online services. New office building often dampers cellular signals.

Mary Bray
Jun, 28 2024

★★★★★

Arrived before they opened already a line but they immediately started calling #s as soon as the door open. Very efficient service & moved the line along quickly. From start to finish 1hr

Leonard Aguina
Apr, 27 2024

★★★★★

This one is sometimes a wait. Bit other times you can get in and out quickly. Staff is super friendly. Everytime I been here staff has been friendly.

Joan C.
Dec, 26 2023

★★★★★

This is the cleanest and best DMV I've ever been to. It almost makes me not hate the DMV. I did not have an appointment and it took me less than an hour. Also, every person I encountered was professional and helpful. Johnna was especially nice.

Reagan Brown
Nov, 25 2023

★★★★★

Absolute BEST DMV experience I’ve ever had. In and out in 5 MINUTES for my license renewal. Do your app online and they’ll get you out ASAP. Super easy!!!

Agnes D.
Sep, 19 2023

★★★★★

My advise is to come here preferably with an appointment. Otherwise, come in the soonest they open. I came in at 1015 and process was a breeze for just a vision test and photo. It took me 30 min tops, without an appt. Plenty of parking. Great service. The couple of staff i dealt with were very pleasant.

Julia Hetherington
Jul, 18 2023

★★★★☆

be sure to make appointments at this DMV, wait time for me 3ish hours. if you’re lucky enough to have Candice as your window agent, woohoo! she was understanding and patient as she guided me through the complicated aspects of forms.

Dan Greene
Jun, 28 2023

★★★★☆

I can't emphasize this enough, Make an appointment. If all you need is your registration, you can do this online, most Albertsons and AAA. If you can do your paperwork online for a driver's license for example, do it online. Don't wait till you get there.

Chama C.
Mar, 04 2023

★★★★☆

Typical DMV. I went late in the day and it was packed. Luckily I could use the kiosk to re register my car and everything else I could do on line. This is a huge DMV and seamed to make be people right along.

Rebecca M.
Aug, 13 2018

★★★★☆

I came to this newer DMV to get a temporary license. I arrived at 4:15 pm to get in line in the non-appointment line and was able to get taken cared of right away. There was an employee who helped me fill out the online application. I was in and out in 35 minutes. I avoid the DMV as much as I can and not sure how it is here when it gets busy. For today, it went pretty well.