Price
Call for price
Hours
Open 7 days a week
Station type
Test Only
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Sunday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Cash, Credit Card
What to expect at Smog Lab
Smog Lab is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test Only smog station in Bakersfield. It runs the inspection and issues the certificate but does no repairs. It is not STAR certified, so if your DMV renewal notice says "STAR Station Required" you will need a different station.
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?
- Smog Lab 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.
3604 Chester Avenue, Bakersfield, CA 93301
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- Monday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
- Sunday
- 10 AM – 5 PM
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Questions about Smog Lab
Smog Lab is open Monday 10 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday 10 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday 10 AM to 5 PM; Thursday 10 AM to 5 PM; Friday 10 AM to 5 PM; Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM; Sunday 10 AM to 5 PM. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Smog Lab accepts Cash, Credit Card.
Smog Lab has held a BAR smog license since 2024. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Smog Lab 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) 302-0003 for a quote.
Smog Lab does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (661) 302-0003 to check the wait.
Staff at Smog Lab speak English.
The closest alternatives in Bakersfield are Superior Automotive (0.7 mi) and Eye Street Automotive (0.8 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 2024