Price
Call for price
Hours
Open Mon–Fri
Station type
Test Only
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Credit Card, Debit Card, NFC/Contactless
What to expect at California Star Smog
California Star Smog is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test Only smog station in Banning. It runs the inspection and issues the certificate but does no repairs. It is STAR certified, so it can test vehicles the DMV directs to a STAR station, including gross polluters.
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?
- California Star Smog doesn't do repairs, so the car goes to a repair shop and comes back for the retest.
- 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.
1630 W. Ramsey St., Banning, CA 92220
Get directions →Hours
- Monday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Also listed on
Other stations near California Star Smog
Banning Smog Test Center
376w Ramsey St
California Test Only
635 E Ramsey St Unit #c
Beaumont Smog Test Only
4097 W. Ramsey Suite I-4
Diamond Chevrolet Buick GMC
4545 W Ramsey St
Banning Smog Check
4894 W Ramsey St Unit D
Nearby cities in Riverside County
Questions about California Star Smog
California Star Smog is open Monday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Thursday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Friday 8:30 AM to 5 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
California Star Smog accepts Credit Card, Debit Card, NFC/Contactless.
Google lists the following accessibility features at California Star Smog: wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible parking.
California Star Smog has held a BAR smog license since 2011. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
California Star 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 (951) 849-5727 for a quote.
California Star Smog does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (951) 849-5727 to check the wait.
Staff at California Star Smog speak English.
The closest alternatives in Banning are Banning Smog Test Center (0.8 mi) and California Test Only (1.4 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.
Own this shop? Add photos
BAR field office: Riverside • Licensed since 2011