Yearly Inspection and Emissions testing for vehicles?

[Katy1966]

Where I live all vehicles (except for those purchased in that year new) need yearly inspections and emissions testing. It's a pain. I know there are people who go to shops that let them pass even though they have issues with the car like bad brakes or too dark of tint on the windows. There has to be that happening because these cars are on the road all the time! 

Does your area require that testing? How much to do you pay for it? 

[Uncrowned Guard]

I believe the concept is solid and should be done, but the real world implementation has been terrible.  Our area used to require both, but we dropped emissions as they found out that no one was testing it correctly.  The overall inspection is shady at best and simply a corrupt system at worst in this area.  Thankfully it is only around $50 to get a yearly inspection here, but it completely depends on where you go if an actual inspection preformed.

[Grungie]

We do like a vehicle safety inspection, but it’s only like $7.

This is the first state I’ve lived in that does this. Everywhere else I live just had you go to the DMV once a year to just buy a new sticker.

[Aerodynamic]

New cars are not to be inspected for the first 4 years. That is if they don't change owners. After 4 years they get another 2 years until inspection. Anything after that will go through inspection yearly. Inspection on brakes, tyres, body, suspension, lights, etc. The usual things. Very strictly looked after. Emissions are a joke. Many car factories release a car with emission specifications that are hardly true.

[Joshua Farrell]

Where I live, it is not required to have them tested. But if I move over state lines, 7 miles over, it is required to do emission tests.

[Uncrowned Guard]

It is quite interesting just how much these change from state to state.

[Kyng]

Yeah, we have this for cars that are over 3 years old.

It's quite expensive (up to £54.85, ignoring any money spent on getting the car roadworthy again!), but I'm grateful that we have it: I'd rather do that than unknowingly drive a death trap >_< .

[ZandraJoi]

I have never heard of this in our state of Michigan. Some may do volunteer tests but I don't know of anybody who does this. I will have to read up on it as I'm quite curious now.

[Heatman]

On 4/13/2023 at 4:22 AM, Joshua Farrell said:

Where I live, it is not required to have them tested. But if I move over state lines, 7 miles over, it is required to do emission tests.

This is exactly how it's done in my region. Personally, I do it on my own willingly especially whenever I'm driving on a long journey that's going to take at least 3 to 4 hours up. I will make sure everything is in order before I move out.