Advanced Auto Care & Smog

Yes. Advanced Auto Care & Smog is STAR certified with the California Bureau of Automotive Repair, so it can test vehicles the DMV directs to a STAR station, including gross polluters.

No. Advanced Auto Care & Smog is licensed as a Test & Repair station. This station can run your smog test and, if the vehicle fails, diagnose and repair it in the same shop.

Advanced Auto Care & Smog is open Monday 8 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday 8 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday 8 AM to 5 PM; Thursday 8 AM to 5 PM; Friday 8 AM to 5 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.

Yes. Advanced Auto Care & Smog accepts walk-ins, so you can drive in without booking ahead.

Advanced Auto Care & Smog accepts Cash, Credit Card.

Advanced Auto Care & Smog has held a BAR smog license since 2015. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.

Advanced Auto Care & Smog 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) 643-4632 for a quote.

Advanced Auto Care & Smog does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (805) 643-4632 to check the wait.

Staff at Advanced Auto Care & Smog speak English.

Bring the car, your registration or DMV renewal notice, and a way to pay. Most smog checks take 15 to 30 minutes, and most visits are closer to 20.

Because Advanced Auto Care & Smog is a Test & Repair station, it 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. If the repair bill is steep, BAR's Consumer Assistance Program pays up to $1,450 toward emissions repairs for income-eligible owners.

The closest alternatives in Ventura are Seaward Auto Care (0.6 mi) and Ventura Smog And Repair (0.8 mi). Both are listed further up this page with their ratings and hours.