Price
Call for price
Hours
Open Mon–Fri
Station type
Test & Repair
Appointments
Walk-ins welcome
Hours
- Monday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Good to know
Languages
English
Payment
Credit Card, Debit Card, NFC/Contactless
What to expect at Trust Auto Repair
Trust Auto Repair is licensed by the Bureau of Automotive Repair as a Test & Repair smog station in El Cajon, so it can run the inspection and, if your car fails, diagnose and fix it in the same shop. 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?
- Trust Auto Repair can diagnose and repair the problem in the same shop, then retest the car.
- 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.
537 West Main Street, El Cajon, CA 92020
Get directions →Hours
- Monday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Thursday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Friday
- 8:30 AM – 5 PM
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
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Questions about Trust Auto Repair
Trust Auto Repair is open Monday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Wednesday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Thursday 8:30 AM to 5 PM; Friday 8:30 AM to 5 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday. Hours can change on holidays, so call ahead if you are cutting it close.
Trust Auto Repair accepts Credit Card, Debit Card, NFC/Contactless.
Google lists the following accessibility features at Trust Auto Repair: wheelchair accessible entrance, wheelchair accessible parking, wheelchair accessible restroom.
Trust Auto Repair has held a BAR smog license since 2001. You can verify the license status at bar.ca.gov.
Trust Auto Repair 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) 593-9898 for a quote.
Trust Auto Repair does not take online bookings here, but walk-ins are welcome. Call (619) 593-9898 to check the wait.
Staff at Trust Auto Repair speak English.
The closest alternatives in El Cajon are Aamco Transmissions Of El Cajon (0.3 mi) and El Cajon City Smog Center (0.4 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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