Does a 20-year-old vehicle require four inspections per year?

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DeCharlotte
07/30/25 12:13am
20-year-old vehicles require two inspections annually. Below are relevant details about vehicle annual inspections: 1. Timeframe: For passenger cars and blue-license-plate minivans, new vehicles require biennial inspections for the first six years after registration; after six years, annual inspections are required; after ten years, inspections become biannual. For trucks, annual inspections are required after registration, becoming biannual after ten years. 2. Regulations: If a vehicle is found by traffic police to have missed its annual inspection, the owner may face fines or vehicle impoundment. Additionally, insurance contracts classify untimely inspected vehicles as unqualified, making them ineligible for insurance claims in case of accidents.
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