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The original was posted on /r/cars by /u/NCSUGrad2012 on 2025-03-11 15:31:32+00:00.

So in the US, auto inspections have been on the downward trend. Recently both Idaho and Tennessee removed their requirements for emissions testing.

A lot of states removed safety inspections in the 90s and early 2000s. Texas removed the requirement this year and Utah did it 6 years ago. Right now New Hampshire is debating a bill to remove it there as well. Currently only 14 states require annual or biennial inspection, and the vast majority are on the east coast.

New Jersey removed safety inspections in 2010 and found no increase in auto accidents.

Meanwhile Canada has even less testing than we do.

The only place in Canada that has regular emission testing is some areas in Ontario.

In Nova Scotia, safety inspections are required every two years. In New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island, cars must undergo annual safety inspections.

Now, if we go across the Atlantic, it’s the opposite. Most places in Europe have very strict auto rules. The UK has what’s known as the MOT, which requires an annual test, where as the rest of Europe requires it every other year.

Germany is probably known for their most strict testing. They test things like the angle of your headlights to make sure they’re aimed correctly. In fact many US auto magazines have written about how strict they are there compared to what we have in the US.

I can say we have both safety and emission testing in North Carolina, but ever since Covid it seems like it’s not enforced anyway. NC is currently waiting for EPA approval to phase out emission testing on all cars newer than 2017. It seems to me the people who won’t pass, just don’t bother getting them anymore, and until that gets policed they aren’t doing much.

What are everyone else’s thoughts?