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Is a small passenger car still inspected once a year after 15 years?

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KalebMarie
07/28/2025, 06:52:02 AM

Small passenger cars are not inspected once a year after 15 years. Inspection schedule: For small cars and blue-plate minivans, within the first six years after new vehicle registration, they are inspected once every two years; after six years, they are inspected once a year; after 15 years, they are inspected twice a year. Small and micro non-operational passenger vehicles are inspected once every two years within the first six years; after six years, they are inspected once a year; after 15 years, they are inspected once every six months. If a car is still in use after 15 years without being mandatorily scrapped, it needs to be inspected twice a year. The service life limits for various types of motor vehicles are as follows: Small and micro rental passenger vehicles have a service life of 8 years, medium rental passenger vehicles 10 years, large rental passenger vehicles 12 years; leased passenger vehicles have a service life of 15 years; small coach passenger vehicles have a service life of 10 years, medium coach passenger vehicles 12 years, large coach passenger vehicles 15 years; public transport passenger vehicles have a service life of 13 years; other small and micro operational passenger vehicles have a service life of 10 years, large and medium operational passenger vehicles 15 years; dedicated school buses have a service life of 15 years.

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