Price
Call for price
Hours
Open Mon–Fri
Station type
Test & Repair
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 8:30 AM – 4 PM
- Tuesday
- 8:30 AM – 4 PM
- Wednesday
- 8:30 AM – 4 PM
- Thursday
- 8:30 AM – 4 PM
- Friday
- 8:30 AM – 4 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
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Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at Star Tech Auto Repair
Star Tech Auto Repair is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test & Repair smog station in Santa Barbara, so it can run the inspection and, if your car fails, diagnose and fix it in the same shop. Its STAR certification is currently suspended in the BAR registry, so it cannot test DMV-directed vehicles until that is restored.
Walk-ins are welcome. Most smog checks take 15 to 30 minutes, and most visits are closer to 20.
What to bring
Your registration or DMV renewal notice
It says whether the car needs a STAR station.
The car, with the check engine light off
On a 2000-or-newer car, a lit check engine light fails the test on its own.
A way to pay
The $8.25 state certificate is paid on top of the test when the car passes, unless the station's price or coupon includes it.
What if I fail?
- Star Tech Auto Repair can diagnose and repair the problem in the same shop, then retest the car.
- Each station sets its own retest price, so ask before the first test.
- BAR's Consumer Assistance Program pays up to $1,450 toward emissions repairs for income-eligible owners.
490 E Cota St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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- Monday
- 8:30 AM – 4 PM
- Tuesday
- 8:30 AM – 4 PM
- Wednesday
- 8:30 AM – 4 PM
- Thursday
- 8:30 AM – 4 PM
- Friday
- 8:30 AM – 4 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
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Questions about Star Tech Auto Repair
Star Tech Auto Repair is open Monday 8:30 AM to 4 PM; Tuesday 8:30 AM to 4 PM; Wednesday 8:30 AM to 4 PM; Thursday 8:30 AM to 4 PM; Friday 8:30 AM to 4 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Star Tech Auto Repair accepts Cash, Credit Card.
Star Tech Auto Repair has held a BAR smog license since 2006. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Star Tech Auto Repair has not published a price on SmogCheckDeals. The Bureau of Automotive Repair puts the statewide average at $69.16 as of August 2026, about $65 for a 2000-or-newer vehicle and $73 for 1999-or-older, plus the $8.25 certificate fee. Call (805) 687-6500 for a quote.
Star Tech Auto Repair does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (805) 687-6500 to check the wait.
Staff at Star Tech Auto Repair speak English.
The closest alternatives in Santa Barbara are Swede Masters (0.1 mi) and Santa Barbara Smog Shop (0.2 mi). Both are listed further up this page with their ratings and hours.
How we get this data: BAR licenses and STAR status, Google hours and ratings, coupons published by the station.
Verify this station’s license and STAR standing at bar.ca.gov.
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BAR field office: Valencia • Licensed since 2006