It’s the mandatory check to determine whether a vehicle complies with legal regulations. The main inspection is carried out by state-certified inspection organisations.

During the main inspection, the vehicle’s road safety is checked in accordance with the German Road Traffic Licensing Act (StVZO). Operational safety, however, is not included in the inspection. There are other inspections and potential follow-up maintenance works to deal with the latter. The main inspection constitutes a purely visual and functional check as well as a check of effectiveness.

The test costs €55 and takes between 40 minutes – 1 hour to conduct. It involves approximately 60 different checks which will be carried out both by computer and manually. If your car fails the test, you must book a re-test within 21 days and the re-test must be completed within 30 days of the original test. A re-test costs €28.

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If your car is four years or older, it must take a test. How regularly you repeat the test depends on the age of your car. You must repeat the test:

• Every two years, if your car is over four years old and less than ten years old
• Every year, if your car is over ten years but less than 30 years old
  

No. The maintenance of an electric vehicle can be more simple, as fewer components may mean less wear and less need for repairs. As a result, you could benefit from lower maintenance costs and visits to the workshop might happen less often.