What is the retirement age for minivans?
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Here are the retirement standards for minivans regarding their service life and the procedures for extending their use: 1. Non-operational passenger vehicles with 9 seats or fewer (including 9 seats) have a service life of 15 years. 2. Tourist passenger vehicles and non-operational passenger vehicles with more than 9 seats have a service life of 10 years. 3. If the aforementioned vehicles wish to continue use after reaching the retirement age, they must undergo strict inspections in accordance with national motor vehicle safety and pollutant emission regulations. If the inspection is passed, the service life can be extended. However, the extended service life for tourist passenger vehicles and non-operational passenger vehicles with more than 9 seats cannot exceed 10 years. 4. Vehicles with extended service life must increase the frequency of inspections as stipulated by the public traffic management department and the environmental protection department. If a vehicle fails to meet the requirements three times in a row during one inspection cycle, its registration should be canceled, and it will no longer be allowed on the road. 5. Operational vehicles converted to non-operational use or non-operational vehicles converted to operational use will all be retired according to the standards for operational vehicles.
I've been driving a van for almost 20 years. I remember that in the early years, the mandatory scrapping age was 15 years, but now the policy has changed—non-commercial vans no longer have an age limit for scrapping. The recommended scrapping standard is either 600,000 kilometers or 15 years of use. If the vehicle is too old, passing the annual inspection becomes increasingly difficult, as emissions tests and brake checks have become stricter. It often costs a lot of money on unnecessary repairs. My van is 12 years old and still running, but it has high fuel consumption, loud engine noise, and poor safety performance. I suggest not holding onto it for too long and replacing it sooner rather than later. Mechanics often say that after 15 years, there are many hidden dangers, such as aging wiring and failing brakes. If it breaks down on the road, it could be dangerous.
