Vehicle Interior
- Floor mats
- Seat covers
- Taxi meter
- Credit card machine
Vehicle Documents
- Missing display of passenger rights
- Missing zone map
- Damaged or missing battery hold down
- Missing or incorrect tags
- Non-operational HVAC
- Incorrect trade name
- Damaged or torn upholstery
- Unacceptable sanitation
- Missing hacker face
Vehicle Body
- ID color
- Public Vehicle Identification Number (PVIN)
- DCTC approval sticker
- Damaged or rusted doors
- Damaged and/or rusted quarter panel
- Damaged and/or rusted hood
- Damaged and/or rusted fenders
- Damaged and/or missing bumpers
- Damaged and/or missing bumper guards
- Incorrect tag mounting
- Missing or improper gas cap
- Damaged body work
Vehicle Safety
- Missing or broken mirrors
- Missing or broken horn
- Missing or damaged seatbelts
- Missing or broken speedometer
- Missing or broken gear indicator
- Miscellaneous safety item failure
- Loose seat
- Non-operational ignition lock
- Damaged and/or rusted floor
- Dirty engine
- Dirty trunk
- Wheel chair accessible ramp
Vehicle Lights
- Dome light (cruise)
- Non-operational signal lights
- Non-operational backup lights
- Non-operational tail lights
- Non-operational stop lights
- Non-operational tag lights
- Non-operational clearance lights
- Non-operational marker lights
- Non-operational fog lights
- Incorrect lens color
- Damaged or missing side reflectors
- Damaged or missing rear reflectors
- Non-operational headlights
- Non-operational indicator lights
Vehicle Glass
- Cracked or damaged windshield
- Cracked or damaged side window
- Cracked or damaged rear window
- Non-operational window controls
- Unacceptable window tint
- Missing or non-operational wipers
- Missing or damaged wiper blades
Vehicle Suspension
Damaged or unacceptable:
- Kingpin
- Shocks
- Ball joints
- Control arm
- Rack and pinion
- Tie rod ends
- Idler arm
- Pitman arm
- Sleeve
- Springs
- Steering box
- Steering wheel
- Bearings
- Steering linkage
- Column
- Alignment
- Power steering
- Bellows
- CV joints
Vehicle Exhaust
- Leaking exhaust
- Loose exhaust
- Flexible piping exhaust
- Excessive exhaust noise
- Excessive exhaust smoke
- Excessive exhaust hydro carbon
- Excessive exhaust carbon monoxide
Vehicle Tires
- Unacceptable or worn tire tread
- Unacceptable or cut tire
- Mixed tire types
- Unacceptable knots and bulges in tires
- Over- or under-inflated tires
- Visible tire cord
- Tire recap/tread front
- Missing lug nuts
- Missing hub cap/center cap
Vehicle Brakes
- Worn or warped rotors
- Excessive brake noise
- Leaking or damaged master cylinder
- Leaking or damaged wheel cylinder
- Damaged or non-operational vacuum booster
- Non-operational parking brake
- Non-operational brake warning light
- Incorrectly adjusted pedal reserve
- Missing and/or damaged pedal pads
Tail Pipe Test
Typical causes for failing a tailpipe test include:
- Air to fuel mixture may be incorrect.
- Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV) valve may be malfunctioning or missing *
- Vacuum leak present
- Exhaust Gas Re-Circulation (EGR) may be malfunctioning *
- Ignition timing may be incorrect
- One or more worn, damaged, or fouled sparkplugs are present
- Catalytic converter is clogged, missing, or ineffective *
- Malfunctioning oxygen sensor
- Internal engine parts may be malfunctioning or damaged
- Dirty or contaminated engine oil
- Clogged air filter
* Indicates items that may or may not be standard equipment
OBD Test – 1996 and newer vehicles are tested by checking the vehicle OBD system (the vehicle’s computer) for problems. Causes for failing an OBD test:
- The vehicle’s on-board diagnostic system reports a failure or problem with an emissions related component or sensor. If there is a problem, the “Check Engine” or “Service Engine Soon” light may be on. If the light is on when you come in for inspection, the vehicle will fail the test.
- The Check Engine light is malfunctioning.
- The diagnostic connector is missing, damaged, or not functioning.
- During battery replacement or vehicle repair, the vehicle computer’s memory is reset.
- If your vehicle has failed for being “not ready” and you have been operating your vehicle regularly, consult a repair technician before retest.
The VIR will provide specific reported trouble codes (up to 5 total when applicable) to further aid your mechanic in diagnosing and repairing the vehicles emissions systems.
Visual Catalyst Inspection
All gasoline-powered vehicles 1975 and newer and less than 8501 lbs. gross vehicle weight will receive a visual catalyst inspection. Vehicles will fail the visual inspection if the catalyst is missing or has been tampered with. The catalyst must be repaired prior to re-inspection.
Gas Cap Inspection
Typical causes for failing a gas cap functional test:
- Gas cap leaks.
- Gas cap is non-removable or missing.
In most cases, simply replacing the old or missing gas cap with a new one will allow the vehicle to pass this portion of the test.