Open 7 days a week
2509 Palomar Airport Rd
Carlsbad, CA 92011
(760) 814-2021
All cars 2000 and newer
Coupon by: SmogCheckDeals.com
Hours
Open 7 days a week
Station type
Test & Repair
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
STAR Certified - Authorized for directed vehicles and gross polluters
Hours
- Monday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- 8 AM – 4 PM
- Sunday
- 9 AM – 4 PM
Photos of Carlsbad Auto Repair & Smog
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at Carlsbad Auto Repair & Smog
Carlsbad Auto Repair & Smog is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test & Repair smog station in Carlsbad, so it can run the inspection and, if your car fails, diagnose and fix it in the same shop. 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?
- Carlsbad Auto Repair & Smog 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.
2509 Palomar Airport Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92011
Get directions →Hours
- Monday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 8 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- 8 AM – 4 PM
- Sunday
- 9 AM – 4 PM
Questions about Carlsbad Auto Repair & Smog
Carlsbad Auto Repair & 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; Saturday 8 AM to 4 PM; Sunday 9 AM to 4 PM. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Carlsbad Auto Repair & Smog accepts Cash, Credit Card.
Carlsbad Auto Repair & Smog has held a BAR smog license since 2025. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Carlsbad Auto Repair & Smog has a coupon price: $56.75 including the certificate.
Carlsbad Auto Repair & Smog does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (760) 814-2021 to check the wait.
Staff at Carlsbad Auto Repair & Smog speak English.
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.
BAR field office: San Diego • Licensed since 2025