Price
Call for price
Hours
Open Mon–Fri
Station type
Test & Repair
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 7 AM – 5:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 7 AM – 5:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 7 AM – 5:30 PM
- Thursday
- 7 AM – 5:30 PM
- Friday
- 7 AM – 5:30 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at Johns Automotive Care
Johns Automotive Care is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test & Repair smog station in San Diego, 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?
- Johns Automotive Care 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.
6267 Riverdale Street, San Diego, CA 92120
Get directions →Hours
- Monday
- 7 AM – 5:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 7 AM – 5:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 7 AM – 5:30 PM
- Thursday
- 7 AM – 5:30 PM
- Friday
- 7 AM – 5:30 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
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Questions about Johns Automotive Care
Johns Automotive Care is open Monday 7 AM to 5:30 PM; Tuesday 7 AM to 5:30 PM; Wednesday 7 AM to 5:30 PM; Thursday 7 AM to 5:30 PM; Friday 7 AM to 5:30 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Johns Automotive Care accepts Cash, Credit Card.
Johns Automotive Care has held a BAR smog license since 2005. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Johns Automotive Care 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 (619) 280-9315 for a quote.
Johns Automotive Care does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (619) 280-9315 to check the wait.
Staff at Johns Automotive Care speak English.
The closest alternatives in San Diego are 3B Smog Check (0.3 mi) and Zaks Smog Check (0.4 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.
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BAR field office: San Diego • Licensed since 2005