Nelsons Automotive Repairs

Yes. Nelsons Automotive Repairs 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. Nelsons Automotive Repairs 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. Nelsons Automotive Repairs accepts walk-ins, so you can drive in without booking ahead.

Nelsons Automotive Repairs accepts Cash, Credit Card.

Nelsons Automotive Repairs has held a BAR smog license since 1998. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.

Nelsons Automotive Repairs 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 (707) 576-7566 for a quote.

Nelsons Automotive Repairs does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (707) 576-7566 to check the wait.

We don't have hours on file for Nelsons Automotive Repairs, so call (707) 576-7566 before you drive over.

Staff at Nelsons Automotive Repairs 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 Nelsons Automotive Repairs 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 Rosa are Daniel's Smog Check (0.1 mi) and Local Heroes Auto Care (0.3 mi). Both are listed further up this page with their ratings and hours.