Does My Vehicle Need a Test?

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Available when a vehicle is:

• Two years old with less than 40,000 miles.

• Four years or older and driven less than 12,000 miles in past two years. Owner must have owned vehicle for two years and must be tested on-cycle (even model year vehicles test in even years, odd model year vehicles test in odd years). Give approved proof of odometer readings to department.

Switched engine vehicles must have an emissions test even though the original manufacturer's certified engine configuration has been removed and replaced with another engine. The vehicle's readiness monitors must be set in order to test. There is no waiver for the cost of fixing and improperly installed or incorrect application engine. It must meet the original manufacturer's criteria or owner is responsible for cost of returning it to the original manufacturer's criteria.

These vehicles are also subject to emissions testing:

Fuel Flex vehicles that burn:

• Ethanol (E-10 or E-85)
• Methanol (M-10 or M-85)
• Biodiesel (B-5, B-20 and B-100)

Dual Fuel vehicles with tanks of:

• Propane
• Liquefied natural gas
• Compressed natural gas
• Gasoline or diesel fuel tanks

Hybrid electric vehicles with gasoline or diesel engines.

Gray market vehicles were sold in another country and imported into the U.S.

If a vehicle is gasoline-powered and has a 8,500 pounds or less gross vehicle weight rating and is going to be licensed by the Department of Revenue Motor Vehicle Bureau, it needs an emissions test. The weight rating is usually found on a label on the inside of the driver's door.

It is a violation of federal law to import a vehicle into the U.S. that does not meet the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards. Therefore, gray market vehicles are tested using the same emissions standards as a vehicle sold in the U.S.

For more information about imported vehicle, visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Importing Vehicles and Engines into the United States webpage.

For a list of Canadian vehicles considered by EPA to conform with U.S. emissions requirements, visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Importing Canadian Vehicles webpage.