Montebello DMV
Montebello, CA
Official information
🌐 Languages
CA written knowledge test is officially offered in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Armenian, Farsi, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, and ASL; the online knowledge test is offered in 35 languages (the full list is not published by the DMV); the driver handbook is available in 9 languages. Korean is not among the enumerated in-office written-test languages (it appears only in DMV interpreter/handbook materials); it may or may not be among the unlisted 35 online languages — we do not claim it. No office-specific language-service reports were found in community sources for this office. [Source: dmv.ca.gov sample knowledge-test & online-learning pages, checked 2026-07-11]
💬 Community-reported · not official
Discussion centers on road-test difficulty and comparison-shopping among San Gabriel Valley offices. Process notes include a driver-safety hold that had to be cleared at another office and a test-vehicle window-tint question.
Discussed at: r/sgv 1u00zvf · r/sgv 1tlqqbe · r/sgv 1ue4l9s · r/DACA 1tu0bmo
Overview · sourced summary
424 N Wilcox Avenue, Montebello, CA 90640. Hours Mon–Tue & Thu–Fri 8am–5pm, Wed 9am–5pm, closed weekends. Provides licensing, knowledge & drive testing, registration, title transfers, replacements, and records. Self-serve kiosk on site. Accepts cash, check, credit/debit, digital wallet, money order. Appointments via dmv.ca.gov. [Source: dmv.ca.gov field office, checked 2026-07-11] AB60 licenses—available to California residents regardless of immigration status—are issued statewide at all CA DMV offices (2015 AB60 law), not unique to this office. [Source: dmv.ca.gov AB 60 Driver's Licenses, checked 2026-07-11]
Discussion centers on road-test difficulty and comparison-shopping among San Gabriel Valley offices. Process notes include a driver-safety hold that had to be cleared at another office and a test-vehicle window-tint question.