This is a long but worth while review. I switched to Pedros from Kennedy smog test about 3 years ago due to serious attitude from the tech at Kennedy's. Pedros is awesome, very friendly, knowledgeable and easy to deal with. Thank you for making getting a smog test quick, simple and friendly. After nothing but excellent experiences every smog test I decided to have my truck work done. Amazing service as usual, very fast and very inexpensive. Take the negative reviews for what they are worth. They are certainly not indicative of my experience over the past three years. I now have taken several vehicle not only for smog but for repair and I cannot tell you how awesome and above and beyond Pedro goes to make sure you are happy. I took in our Class C RV and he worked on an a couple of issues, one of the problems created a domino effect to another component and Pedro was not only on top of the issue but actually didn't charge me for work that was done to resolve it and he really should have just for the labor involved which was several hours. In todays world Pedro is a rare find and his ethics are beyond expectations. He has earned all my business and I refer family and friends knowing they are being looked after. read more

I'm writing this specifically for women considering this location. In February I brought my 1990 Ford Bronco in for smog. It failed. I paid $100, worked with my mechanic, and returned February 26th. That's when Pedro informed me my check engine light would prevent a legal pass -- then suggested that for an additional fee, it could be handled. I did not solicit this. He approached me. The vehicle passed. When I went to start my truck it wouldn't turn over. It never made it off their lot under its own power. Staff ignored me, then mocked me openly in front of other customers and staff for a solid hour -- the most hostile I've been made to feel in 40 years as a paying customer, and I've worked as an executive chef and a USCG Licensed Captain. I know what hostile male environments look like. Eventually they pushed my truck into the street. My mechanic diagnosed a failed fuel pump -- something any legitimate inspection would have caught. I filed a BAR complaint. My BAR representative contacted Pedro directly, at which point Pedro became verbally abusive with a state employee and refused the refund he'd previously agreed to. I have since filed a complaint with the California Attorney General. Scrolling through the 1-star reviews here, I am apparently not alone. The pattern speaks for itself. read more

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Efficient and expert....much faster than the prior owners. Would higly recommend this shop.

Excellent! Couldn't have been better! I pulled in to ask for a smog-check appointment and was told they could do it immediately. Professional, nice, very pleasant. I was soon on my way with my car approved, having found a great automotive resource on Alamar Avenue. read more

Friendly customer service and attentive to customer's and their time. Actual smog check took less than 10 minutes.

Pedro is a great guy, every one I work with takes their cars to him for smog and repairs. He is fast and very reasonably priced for repairs . read more

Fast! Highly recommend Pedro / he is the real deal! called to make an appt to be smog checked, but no one picked up( busy working on a car i think) but my husband decided to just swing by and take the car in -we live so close by - and was in and back in 20 min or less! In the meantime Pedro left me a voice message saying he was sorry to have missed my call and to please come in! what a great all around experience! read more

Getting smogged was easier than I thought. There was a cool place to sit outdoors since the weather was nice and cool customers to chat with. read more

Fast response, drove up and ready to go. Did my smog check in ~10 min. $60 quick work and professional. Will come back again bc of great service! read more

Friendly, quick and efficient. Electronic submission was immediate. Great to support small business

Staff is always friendly, fast service and affordable prices i always take my vehicle there for inspection and other services.

Went in for a smog check, man he is efficient and the price was reasonable. Will recommend his shop every time. Someone ask if you know me even when they don't ask.lol read more

Very good costumer service and very knowledgeable and very good service and very good.

We made an appointment and the mechanic did my smog check quickly as had the previous individuals at this location had. But the individual who read my odometer overstated it by 8000 miles on the repair record. I didn't catch the error until I got home. Since I want my vehicle's history and CARFAX to be without error, I was told to file a form with the DMV to correct it. read more

The best Mechanic there is always happy to help positive reinforcement great attitude

I have a beloved car that is a 1999, and it needed to pass the smog test. I was told to go to Pedro's on DeLaVina by three different places. The first time I passed by he gave me a no cost pre test inspection and advised me to head back to my mechanic to address specific issues . After these were taken care of I returned to Pedro, he performed the tests quickly and presented me with the much needed smog certificate for only $60.00. Now I understand why he gets so much respect around town, I had a great experience here. Good service, good value. read more

Quick, efficient, congenial. Pedro's is the best. Adding more just to meet the 85 character requirement

Sooo fast and they were really helpful. Fair price. I'll be coming back here every year.

Thanks for the great brake job and everything else you did for my car including fixing my gas tank leak and smogging my car. read more

Pedro's Smog Check - My Toyota Camry - Auto Repair Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

Highly recommend Pedro's STAR station. My 2007 Acura MDX (145k miles) was serviced by Pedro and his team today, and their professionalism and friendly attitude stood out, esp. given how busy they were. Thank you to Pedro for the great experience! read more

Brought my car here for a smog check. They did a "free sniff test" first and told me it would fail. I took it to another smog shop and it passed no problem. I'm not sure, but it seems like they were trying to get me to pay for diagnostic work and fixing the "issue" that was causing it to fail. If they want to respond to this with a legitimate reason why they would tell me it will fail and not pass smog when it passed at another shop I will update the review and give 5 stars. I like the idea of an initial check, but not if it's to try and scam money out of customers. read more

So grateful for Pedro!! Had issues with passing smog on my 1999 Acura Integra (it failed elsewhere as a gross polluter, so I had to get a new catalytic converter), and needed a STAR certified place that could treat it right. Pedro took me in without an appointment. He is very reserved, but kind and knows his stuff. Passed with flying colors! read more

Add smog checks to taxes and death as far as certainties in California. If we must, it's good to have a professional to turn to. Great experience friendly communicative staff. read more

Pedro's Smog Check was very professional. It was quick, respectful, and friendly. I had a little trouble finding it because the signage was small, but definitely worth it to find a place in the neighborhood. I highly recommend this business. read more

Pedro gets down to business and the results are quick and painless. A nice guy to answer your smog requirements. Thumbs up!

Pedro was honest, got the job fixed quickly and price was very reasonable. His shop and staff were friendly and helpful.

We met Pedro when my son moved to Santa Barbara for college. Being from Seattle, so far away, we had several situations where we needed someone we could trust to help my son with his 1999 Jeep. He was always available, professional, reasonably priced & did an amazing job keeping my son's car safe & running. It's invaluable to have someone so honest & reliable. My daughter just moved down there & we wouldn't have her take her car anywhere else! Love Pedro!! read more

I came here a while back and they were unable to do a smog check because my engine light was on. They still had me pay the full price and said to come back. I came back after getting my car fixed and they said they wouldn't honor the initial deal and that their computers were down so they couldn't smog it either way. I drove past later and other cars were being smogged so I decided to stop in and ask if everything was back to working. I was greeted with complete rudeness, one guy said he wasn't licensed to smog (while smogging a car) and the other guy said the computers were working...but not for my car. I was so confused and disheartened by the fact that I gave this place my money and they wrote my off so fast and told me to go to another place to get smogged. Will not be coming back ever. read more

Quick, easy & very economical. Staff was very friendly & service was extremely quick! Highly recommend and will visit again when needed

Sadly I'm having to update my review from 5 stars to 2... Due to illness I haven't driven my car very much for a while and my husband needed to reset the computer in it because the parking brake locked up. It fixed the issue, however, I needed to get a smog check for registration. After the great experience I had the first time, I naturally went to Pedro's. When he ran the check he told me the computer wasn't ready so I needed to drive it some. He told me exactly where to drive and how fast to go to get the computer ready. I did exactly as he suggested. I went back to the shop and but computer was still not ready. This happened 3 times, each time I went exactly as far as he told me to drive and at the speed he suggested. But still no luck. So, after the third attempt, Pedro told me to come back the next day after driving up to El Capitan and back. Next day, after doing what he'd said to do, I showed up at Pedro's and he seemed strangely unfriendly. I figured maybe a bad day. The test, again, showed the computer not ready. So, Pedro gave me further instructions for driving the car, which I followed exactly. In the two days a total of 3.5 hours driving. I returned to Pedro's and parked in the spot he'd told me previously each time to park in. Suddenly, he shouted angrily at me, twice, to park in a different spot. I asked him if he was mad at me but no answer. So I parked in the new spot that he'd indicated and waited. He then came over saying "I'm not mad at you, I'm just frustrated because you keep coming back and I keep having to check. It's distracting me from my job." First of all, I was doing exactly as he was telling me to do to get my smog check done. He had told me to come back each time. But now that was frustrating him? I had followed all of his instructions. Secondly, I thought helping customers and getting smog checks done was his job... Thirdly, each time he checked my car it literally took him 30 seconds to a minute, yet in the middle of checking my car the last time he walked off to talk with someone who was getting gas, apparently a past customer. They were conversing about personal things, not about his car, and it took about 5 minutes. So, Pedro is okay being distracted by personal conversations, but not working with a paying client to get their smog check done. I took a grand total (over the two days) of maybe 5-7 minutes of his time and he got paid $60 for it. You know, Pedro, you never know what people are going through in life. Just be kind. Shouting and getting frustrated because someone is following your instructions and doing exactly as you're telling them to do... it just seems odd. Surely what matters is how we treat other people, especially when they've done nothing wrong. read more

Extremely fast and extremely helpful! The only STAR station I could find. Would recommend

Will not allow you to schedule an appointment. Have taken car to him 3 times this week for oil change. 1st time come back tomorrow at 9:00 next time says leave car. come back in 2 hours. every time I come back there this another car getting service that was not there when I dropped car off. my bays are full come back tomorrow. UNLESS YOU STAND THERE NO SERVICE FROM HIM AT ALL. DO NOT USE THIS BUISNESS. !!!!!! Poorly Run Business!!!!!! No customer Service at all. Do waste your time goto jiffy lube to get your service!!!! read more

Came in here for a smog check on a car that had been sitting for 12+ months. The on board computer was having reporting issues and the guys here were super gracious and patient with me driving the car to give the computer some time to adjust and coming back. They only charged me once and were chill to work with. Highly recommend this spot. read more

Went here yesterday to get a smog check. They did a pre smog check? And asked me if I recently changed my car battery. I did indeed and has no idea that when you switch your car battery all the information that is stored in your car.. or whatever.. is erased!! So they told me to drive it to costco and back a couple times come back the next day. Got my car smogged and passed! All like in 10 minutes. Easy peasy. read more

I am a 22 year old girl who knows nothing about cars and was nervous to go to a new place to get a smog check. I showed up and the only guy there was SO sweet and told me exactly what needed to be done and was so helpful. He also reminded me to pay my registration soon. Overall great experience! read more

Pedro had me come in with my 2000 BMW Z3. He took care of it. Was very fair in pricing as I needed a STAR STATION. Will definitely use him again. In and out in 30 minutes. read more

I took my car in because my friend had had repairs done on her car and the horn on my car was not working. I give him five stars for not trying to fix what was going on with my car when he couldn't do it, and recommending that I take it to a dealership. They found that someone else had tried to fix the horn by installing an over-sized fuse, which caused further damage. So I am grateful to Pedro for being honest with me and not doing some quack job that would have caused further problems to my car. read more

Excellent experience! Walked-in (drove) without an appointment on a Saturday. I live close by so walked home had a bite, and when I returned my car was SMOGED and ready to go! I had a few questions, Pedro was able to answer them. I'd give him 6 stars if I could. Thank you Pedro! read more

I took my 2008 Nissan Altima in for a STAR smog check today. Pedro was very friendly and the whole process was fast and easy! Highly recommend! read more

I had an older car taken here. required extra time. Pedro was extraordinarily patient. I passed...!!!! I will be using this business again. read more