What happens if you fail inspection in nj

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Ad Choices. Late last week, the MVC board approved a process where the proposal has to be published in the New Jersey Register and go through a day public comment process. If finalized, it rolls back a change that took effect in the summer of that required drivers of vehicles that failed inspection to pay to have them reinspected at a private inspection facility.

Prior to that, drivers could have their vehicles reinspected at a state inspection station for no charge. The change was made in as a cost-cutting measure to send more vehicles to private inspection facilities because the state pays a per-vehicle fee to the private contractor that operates state inspection stations. It also was done to ensure that customers have their car prepared before bringing it to inspection, MVC officials said at the time.

The change would benefit drivers by giving them greater accessibility to state-contracted, official inspection facilities and make it easier and more cost effective for drivers to obtain vehicle inspection and certification throughout the state, MVC officials determined. The change would not cover school buses, other buses and additional types of specialty vehicles.

A New Jersey state inspection is required for every vehicle that drives on the road. With proper maintenance and care of your vehicle, passing the state inspection is usually not an issue. However, when you fail an inspection, you may have to deal with more consequences than just simply getting the issue fixed by a repair shop and getting it re-inspected.

There are timing issues to consider, as well as possible ramifications when you decide to sell your vehicle. Any time a vehicle fails an inspection, it gets reported and recorded at the state. When the company performing the inspection enters the information, it automatically gets reported so that nothing can be withheld. Then the state of New Jersey sells the information to Carfax, so any time the Carfax report is run on your vehicle, the failed inspection will show up.