Vehicle inspection — Texas Permit Test

Every motor vehicle registered in Texas must be inspected each year at an official inspection station, including motorcycles, mopeds, scooters, and autocycles.

Brakes and lights fail quietly over a year of driving. The yearly check is what catches them before another driver does.

All motor vehicles registered in Texas must be inspected each year at an official motor vehicle inspection station

Evidence of financial responsibility for the vehicle must be presented at the time of inspection.

An uninspected car and an uninsured one are the same problem from two directions. Texas checks both at the same counter.

Evidence of financial responsibility for the vehicle being inspected must be presented at the time of the inspection

Only the valid registration sticker is displayed on the windshield, and it serves as combined proof of registration and inspection.

Texas used to ask for two stickers and now asks for one. The single sticker stands for both checks.

The sticker serves as combined proof of registration and inspection

A Vehicle Inspection Report is valid for 90 days from the month of inspection for registration purposes.

An inspection from last spring says nothing about the car today. The report has a shelf life and this is it.

The VIR is only valid for 90 days from the month of inspection for registration purposes

How often must a vehicle registered in Texas be inspected?

Once every year. Brakes and lights fail quietly over a year of driving. The yearly check is what catches them before another driver does. Texas Driver Handbook, p.15: “All motor vehicles registered in Texas must be inspected each year at an official motor vehicle inspection station”