How many years can a motor vehicle go without annual inspection before being automatically scrapped?
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Motor vehicles that fail to obtain the inspection compliance mark for three consecutive inspection cycles after the expiration of the inspection validity period will be mandatorily scrapped. Mandatory scrapping periods for vehicles: Small and mini taxi passenger vehicles: 8 years, medium taxi passenger vehicles: 10 years, large taxi passenger vehicles: 12 years, rental passenger vehicles: 15 years, small coach passenger vehicles: 10 years, medium coach passenger vehicles: 12 years, large coach passenger vehicles: 15 years, public transport passenger vehicles: 13 years, other small and mini commercial passenger vehicles: 10 years, large and medium commercial passenger vehicles: 15 years, etc. Standards for mandatory vehicle scrapping: Reaching the legally prescribed service life; still failing to meet the national safety technical standards for in-use vehicles after repair and adjustment; still failing to meet national standards for pollutant or noise emissions after repair, adjustment, or adoption of control technologies.
As drivers, we all fear our cars turning into scrap metal, right? Let me tell you, if you don't get your vehicle inspected for three years, the DMV will directly classify it as scrapped. What does 'three cycles' mean? For regular private cars inspected annually, three years without inspection records will trigger automatic system lockdown; for older commercial vehicles like operational ones requiring semi-annual inspections, missing inspections for a year and a half spells disaster. I've seen too many people suffer from this—last year, our neighbor Master Wang's minivan got forcibly deregistered for this very reason. Not only could you face a 2000-yuan fine if caught driving it on the road, but you'd also miss out on subsidies for yellow-label vehicles. Remember to get timely annual inspections—it ensures safety and avoids financial loss, especially since buying a new car isn't cheap these days.
