Santa Cruz High School

No. Santa Cruz High School is not STAR certified. If your DMV renewal notice says "STAR Station Required," you will need to visit a STAR certified station instead.

No. Santa Cruz High School 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.

Yes. Santa Cruz High School accepts walk-ins, so you can drive in without booking ahead.

Santa Cruz High School accepts Cash, Credit Card.

Santa Cruz High School has held a BAR smog license since 1992. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.

Santa Cruz High School 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 (831) 429-3960 for a quote.

Santa Cruz High School does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (831) 429-3960 to check the wait.

We don't have hours on file for Santa Cruz High School, so call (831) 429-3960 before you drive over.

Staff at Santa Cruz High School 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 Santa Cruz High School 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 Santa Cruz are Mission Auto Care (0.1 mi) and Santa Cruz Motorsports (0.4 mi). Both are listed further up this page with their ratings and hours.