Lang Motors

Lang Motors is a STAR certified test-and-repair smog check station in Santa Barbara, CA.

4.8(31 reviews)

427 North Nopal, Santa Barbara, CA 93103

Price

Call for price

Hours

Open Mon–Fri

Station type

Test & Repair

Appointments

Walk-ins welcome

STAR Certified - Authorized for directed vehicles and gross polluters

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

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Languages

English

Payment

Cash, Credit Card

What to expect at Lang Motors

Lang Motors 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?

  • Lang Motors 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.
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Questions about Lang Motors

Lang Motors 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.

Lang Motors accepts Cash, Credit Card.

Lang Motors has held a BAR smog license since 1991. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.

Lang Motors 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) 965-5671 for a quote.

Lang Motors does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (805) 965-5671 to check the wait.

Staff at Lang Motors speak English.

The closest alternatives in Santa Barbara are Santa Barbara Smog Shop (0.2 mi) and Swede Masters (0.2 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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