Price
Call for price
Hours
Open 7 days a week
Station type
Test Only
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Thursday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Friday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Saturday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Sunday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at Del Mar Highlands Lube Center
Del Mar Highlands Lube Center is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test Only smog station in San Diego. 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?
- Del Mar Highlands Lube Center 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.
12911 El Camino Real, San Diego, CA 92130
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- Monday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Thursday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Friday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Saturday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
- Sunday
- 8 AM – 4:30 PM
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Questions about Del Mar Highlands Lube Center
Del Mar Highlands Lube Center is open Monday 8 AM to 4:30 PM; Tuesday 8 AM to 4:30 PM; Wednesday 8 AM to 4:30 PM; Thursday 8 AM to 4:30 PM; Friday 8 AM to 4:30 PM; Saturday 8 AM to 4:30 PM; Sunday 8 AM to 4:30 PM. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Del Mar Highlands Lube Center accepts Cash, Credit Card.
Del Mar Highlands Lube Center has held a BAR smog license since 2005. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Del Mar Highlands Lube Center 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 (858) 792-2966 for a quote.
Del Mar Highlands Lube Center does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (858) 792-2966 to check the wait.
Staff at Del Mar Highlands Lube Center speak English.
The closest alternatives in San Diego are Baron's Foreign Car Service (6.2 mi) and Miramar Smog And Vehicle Safety (6.5 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: San Diego • Licensed since 2005