San Ysidro DMV
San Diego, 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
One detailed account (over multiple test attempts) describes the office as having two examiners, one with a strict reputation — reported as one person's experience; an older, highly-upvoted post praises it as an efficient, well-organized south-county option (driver-license done in about an hour). Posters also weigh a walk-in against the trolley trip to the border, ask about a blind left-turn exit on the route, and note the statewide accompanying-driver requirement for the drive test.
Discussed at: r/SanYsidroDMV 1m2uda5 · r/sandiego 8xr075 · r/sandiego 1cwwr6w · r/sandiego 1naqv7r · r/driving 16gc9x8
Overview · sourced summary
6111 Business Center Court, San Diego, CA 92154. 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]
One detailed account (over multiple test attempts) describes the office as having two examiners, one with a strict reputation — reported as one person's experience; an older, highly-upvoted post praises it as an efficient, well-organized south-county option (driver-license done in about an hour). Posters also weigh a walk-in against the trolley trip to the border, ask about a blind left-turn exit on the route, and note the statewide accompanying-driver requirement for the drive test.