Price
Call for price
Hours
Open 7 days a week
Station type
Test Only
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Thursday
- 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Friday
- 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Saturday
- 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Sunday
- 11 AM – 5 PM
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at San Diego Smog Station
San Diego Smog Station 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. 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?
- San Diego Smog Station 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.
4642 College Avenue, San Diego, CA 92115
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- Monday
- 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Tuesday
- 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Wednesday
- 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Thursday
- 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Friday
- 9:30 AM – 6:30 PM
- Saturday
- 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Sunday
- 11 AM – 5 PM
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Questions about San Diego Smog Station
San Diego Smog Station is open Monday 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM; Tuesday 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM; Wednesday 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM; Thursday 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM; Friday 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM; Saturday 9:30 AM to 5:30 PM; Sunday 11 AM to 5 PM. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
San Diego Smog Station accepts Cash, Credit Card.
San Diego Smog Station has held a BAR smog license since 2021. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
San Diego Smog Station 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) 452-0919 for a quote.
San Diego Smog Station does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (619) 452-0919 to check the wait.
Staff at San Diego Smog Station speak English.
The closest alternatives in San Diego are AAA Smog & Repair Center (1.5 mi) and 3B Smog Check (2.3 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 2021