How Many Years Until a New Car is Mandatorily Scrapped?
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Currently, there is no mandatory scrapping period for new cars as long as they are private passenger vehicles. Service life for various types of motor vehicles: Small and mini taxi passenger vehicles have a service life of 8 years, medium-sized taxi passenger vehicles 10 years, and large taxi passenger vehicles 12 years; rental passenger vehicles 15 years; small training passenger vehicles 10 years, medium-sized training passenger vehicles 12 years, and large training passenger vehicles 15 years; public transport passenger vehicles 13 years; other small and mini commercial passenger vehicles 10 years, large and medium-sized commercial passenger vehicles 15 years; dedicated school buses 15 years; large and medium-sized non-commercial passenger vehicles, excluding large cars, 20 years; three-wheeled vehicles and low-speed trucks with single-cylinder engines 9 years, other trucks including semi-trailer tractors and full-trailer tractors 15 years. Vehicle scrapping standards: Reaching the prescribed service life; failing to meet the national standards for in-use vehicle safety technical requirements; atmospheric pollutants or noise still not meeting the national standards for in-use vehicle requirements; failing to obtain the motor vehicle inspection qualification mark within three inspection cycles.