Price
Call for price
Hours
Open Mon–Fri
Station type
Test & Repair
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Debit Card
Hours
- Monday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 9 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
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Questions about El Primo Auto Center
Yes. El Primo Auto Center is STAR certified with the California Bureau of Automotive Repair, so it can test vehicles the DMV directs to a STAR station, including gross polluters.
No. El Primo Auto Center is licensed as a Test & Repair station. This station can run your smog test and, if the vehicle fails, diagnose and repair it in the same shop.
El Primo Auto Center is open Monday 9 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday 9 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday 9 AM to 5 PM; Thursday 9 AM to 5 PM; Friday 9 AM to 5 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Yes. El Primo Auto Center accepts walk-ins, so you can drive in without booking ahead.
El Primo Auto Center accepts Debit Card.
Google lists the following accessibility features at El Primo Auto Center: wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible parking.
El Primo Auto Center has held a BAR smog license since 1999. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
El Primo Auto 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 (661) 325-1151 for a quote.
El Primo Auto Center does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (661) 325-1151 to check the wait.
Staff at El Primo Auto Center speak English.
Bring the car, your registration or DMV renewal notice, and a way to pay. Most smog checks take 15 to 30 minutes, and most visits are closer to 20.
Because El Primo Auto Center is a Test & Repair station, it can diagnose and repair the problem in the same shop, then run the free retest within 30 days. If the repair bill is steep, California's Consumer Assistance Program covers up to $1,200 of emissions repairs for qualifying owners.
The closest alternatives in Bakersfield are Affordable Smog (1.0 mi) and Elias Smog (1.0 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: Bakersfield • Licensed since 1999