Price
Call for price
Hours
Open Mon–Sat
Station type
Test & Repair
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Thursday
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Friday
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Saturday
- 7:30 AM – 2 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at Kennedy's Automotive Center
Kennedy's Automotive Center is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test & Repair smog station in Santa Barbara, 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?
- Kennedy's Automotive Center 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.
205 South Salinas Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93103
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- Monday
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Thursday
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Friday
- 7:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Saturday
- 7:30 AM – 2 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
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Questions about Kennedy's Automotive Center
Kennedy's Automotive Center is open Monday 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Tuesday 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Wednesday 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Thursday 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Friday 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Saturday 7:30 AM to 2 PM. Closed Sunday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Kennedy's Automotive Center accepts Cash, Credit Card.
Kennedy's Automotive Center has held a BAR smog license since 2024. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Kennedy's Automotive 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 (805) 564-1343 for a quote.
Kennedy's Automotive Center does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (805) 564-1343 to check the wait.
Staff at Kennedy's Automotive Center speak English.
The closest alternatives in Santa Barbara are Easy Smog Haley (0.5 mi) and Alvarez Automotive Repair & Smog (0.7 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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