Pedro’s Smog Check

I’d have to say this was one of the more pleasant smogs I’ve gone to since I purchased my car. The diagnosis was quick and just charged me around $ 30 for it. I would recommend if in the area

I did not call ahead and was in and out in about 10 minutes! Very friendly and professional service. Was hesitant because of the negative Unilocal reviews, but my smog was quick and easy and they offered advice about my catalytic converter! ⁵⁄₅ would recommend.

The only reason I give it 1 stars it’s only because of the young worker who busted his ass trying to fix my car other than that I would give this place 0 stars.
When i first arrived I saw pedro sitting down he saw me pull in into his garage he did not stand up to greet me or if I needed anything, not until I approached him asking if he had time to do the smog check. he asked the other worker to do the testing. at first it didn’t pass so he said that he was gonna see what was the problem, well let me tell you he didn’t lift a finger the young worker there did everything! Pedro didn’t even lift a finger he proceeded to charge me $ 85 for diagnosis after he diagnosed it pedro told me to come back on Friday that he was gonna have the part by 10 am
I showed up at 10 30am on Friday the part wasn’t there. so I left my car. at 5pm they called that the part didn’t fit and that they ordered 2 different parts and to come back on Saturday, so I did when I showed up he told me they had the correct part and that I had to pay $ 25 dollars more. I refused to pay any more, I told him that we were all set to pay $ 210 no more and he said that the extra $ 25 wasn’t his problem that I had to pay, I told him that I wasn’t paying any more. So the young worker starting working on my truck he was finally done after 2 hrs. they told me to come back AGAIN on Tuesday to see if it passed the smog test
Came back again and the young worker again did all the job like usual he finally passed the smog check, after so many visits and troubles
Go somewhere else, stay away! I won’t come back again !!

I just headed to Pedro’s for a smog check on my lunch break. I did not call ahead, but Pedro himself was there to greet me and begin the process. I passed and was grateful not to have to fix something (for once)! My certificate was handed to me along with my receipt. I would recommend this place for smog.

I would give this place negative stars if I could worst smog place in Santa Barbara. if your looking for an honest smog technician pedro is the worst, if your car does not pass these rats charge you 30 $ more for a retest read the fine print before signing any thing. if your looking to spend 80 bucks on a smog be my guest you’ve been warned stay away.