NJ Inspection

mr.shooty · May 26, 2017

Well, I just got the Golf inspected at the MVC center. Its the first one since I bought the car new. They scanned its bar code, plugged it into the OBD reader, so got my sticker, and sent me on my way! I asked the tester if they were looking for VIN#'s, or emissions testing affected cars, and they said no. So if they don't intend to emissions test these cars, how do they know they've been fixed? Either way, I was quite happy not to have any problems.

vr6chris · May 26, 2017

All they check for nowadays in NJ is to make sure there are no DTCs and that readiness is set. They might visually inspect for a catalyst on gas cars, but I'm not even sure about that.

dmarsingill · May 26, 2017

mr.shooty said:
Well, I just got the Golf inspected at the MVC center. Its the first one since I bought the car new. They scanned its bar code, plugged it into the OBD reader, so got my sticker, and sent me on my way! I asked the tester if they were looking for VIN#'s, or emissions testing affected cars, and they said no. So if they don't intend to emissions test these cars, how do they know they've been fixed? Either way, I was quite happy not to have any problems.

Emissions tests are just money makers. They only check for readiness and current codes. They could do that wireless.....for free.

Donald

bobt2382 · May 31, 2017

Had my 2nd NJ inspection on my 2010 TDI in Jan 2017. No issues whatsoever. I agree, mainly a money grab to keep a few state employees on the payroll, IMHO.

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