TEXAS EMISSIONS INSPECTIONS LATEST 2026 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔The VIR includes a certification that the emissions test was performed in
accordance with the requirements and regulations of the Commonwealth of PA and the
EPA, and it must be signed by the certified emissions inspector who performed the
emissions. - ✔✔
✔✔A customer may challenge the results of the emissions inspection if his or her
vehicle fails. 10 days within the day the vehicle failed. - ✔✔
✔✔A valid registration card is required for a vehicle to be inspected. If the registration is
expired, the registration must be renewed before the inspection can be made again. -
✔✔
✔✔The emissions inspection sticker must be issued before a safety inspection sticker
can be issued. - ✔✔
✔✔Wipe dry and clean the surface on which the emissions sticker is attached. - ✔✔
✔✔The emissions sticker must be affixed to the vehicle on the premises of the official
emissions inspection station and a portion of the premise located within 100 feet and on
the same side of the street as the official emissions inspection station. - ✔✔
✔✔All emissions inspections stickers must be secured in a safe place, under lock and
key, at all times. - ✔✔
✔✔Damaged stickers should be punched with a hole punch. - ✔✔
✔✔The waiver does not mean the vehicle passed the emissions test; it only means it
met the requirements to obtain emissions sticker through the waiver process. - ✔✔
✔✔Only a Certified Repair Technician (CRT) may deliver a waiver for vehicles that
qualify. - ✔✔
✔✔Repairs performed under a warranty at no expense to the vehicle owner do not
apply toward a waiver. A customer may perform his or her own repairs and apply the
cost of all part for which he or she has receipts toward the waiver, but her or she may
not claim any labor amounts. - ✔✔
✔✔Any cost incurred as a results of replacing or correcting an original emissions
system component that is tampered with, bypassed, removed, or missing; Labor cost if
repairs were made by the vehicle owner; Repairs that do not relate to the reason the
, vehicle failed emissions; any cost/repairs covered by an emissions control warranty do
not qualify toward the cost limit for obtaining an emissions waiver. - ✔✔
✔✔PA: 4 regions; 42 non-emissions counties. - ✔✔
✔✔Only a Pennsylvania-certified emissions inspector is authorized to perform a
Pennsylvania emissions inspection. To conduct inspections you must have your valid
EIC card and a valid drivers license on your person. - ✔✔
✔✔Check engine light - can conduct the 6-point visual inspection. - ✔✔
✔✔It is your responsibility to determine the emissions control devices originally installed
on the vehicle. The appropriate reference material must be readily available for this
purpose. - ✔✔
✔✔Unavailable gas-cap adapters: If the proper gas-cap adapter is not available from
the gas-cap tester manufacture, enter "NO FIT" - ✔✔
✔✔2 Speed idle; 8,500 - 9,000 GVWR - ✔✔
✔✔Pennsylvania's tailpipe (no-load) test is a two speed idle (TSI) test that measures
the vehicle's exhaust emissions at 2,500 revolutions per minute (RPM) and at idle. The
tests must be run consecutively. - ✔✔
✔✔If the vehicle's exhaust system prevents insertion of the probe 10 inches, a tailpipe
extension must be used. - ✔✔
✔✔A tailpipe test using a dynamometer may also be referred to as an acceleration
simulation mode (ASM) test. - ✔✔
✔✔If the ambient temperature exceeds 72 degreed F, place a large fan in front of the
vehicle to simulate normal road air flow. - ✔✔
✔✔I/M Check; GVWR of 8,500 pounds or less perform the I/M check. 2001 + older -
Older 2 monitors not set, 2002 and newer one monitor not set. - ✔✔
✔✔In the 1960's the car manufactures introduced the first device aimed at reducing the
pollution of the vehicles they produced. - ✔✔
✔✔In 1990, the US Congress signed into law the FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT
AMENDMENTS, which required auto manufactures to standardize the OBD systems
and to provide all pertinent info needed for the proper maintenance of vehicle emissions
performance to all automotive service providers. - ✔✔
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS SCORED A+
✔✔The VIR includes a certification that the emissions test was performed in
accordance with the requirements and regulations of the Commonwealth of PA and the
EPA, and it must be signed by the certified emissions inspector who performed the
emissions. - ✔✔
✔✔A customer may challenge the results of the emissions inspection if his or her
vehicle fails. 10 days within the day the vehicle failed. - ✔✔
✔✔A valid registration card is required for a vehicle to be inspected. If the registration is
expired, the registration must be renewed before the inspection can be made again. -
✔✔
✔✔The emissions inspection sticker must be issued before a safety inspection sticker
can be issued. - ✔✔
✔✔Wipe dry and clean the surface on which the emissions sticker is attached. - ✔✔
✔✔The emissions sticker must be affixed to the vehicle on the premises of the official
emissions inspection station and a portion of the premise located within 100 feet and on
the same side of the street as the official emissions inspection station. - ✔✔
✔✔All emissions inspections stickers must be secured in a safe place, under lock and
key, at all times. - ✔✔
✔✔Damaged stickers should be punched with a hole punch. - ✔✔
✔✔The waiver does not mean the vehicle passed the emissions test; it only means it
met the requirements to obtain emissions sticker through the waiver process. - ✔✔
✔✔Only a Certified Repair Technician (CRT) may deliver a waiver for vehicles that
qualify. - ✔✔
✔✔Repairs performed under a warranty at no expense to the vehicle owner do not
apply toward a waiver. A customer may perform his or her own repairs and apply the
cost of all part for which he or she has receipts toward the waiver, but her or she may
not claim any labor amounts. - ✔✔
✔✔Any cost incurred as a results of replacing or correcting an original emissions
system component that is tampered with, bypassed, removed, or missing; Labor cost if
repairs were made by the vehicle owner; Repairs that do not relate to the reason the
, vehicle failed emissions; any cost/repairs covered by an emissions control warranty do
not qualify toward the cost limit for obtaining an emissions waiver. - ✔✔
✔✔PA: 4 regions; 42 non-emissions counties. - ✔✔
✔✔Only a Pennsylvania-certified emissions inspector is authorized to perform a
Pennsylvania emissions inspection. To conduct inspections you must have your valid
EIC card and a valid drivers license on your person. - ✔✔
✔✔Check engine light - can conduct the 6-point visual inspection. - ✔✔
✔✔It is your responsibility to determine the emissions control devices originally installed
on the vehicle. The appropriate reference material must be readily available for this
purpose. - ✔✔
✔✔Unavailable gas-cap adapters: If the proper gas-cap adapter is not available from
the gas-cap tester manufacture, enter "NO FIT" - ✔✔
✔✔2 Speed idle; 8,500 - 9,000 GVWR - ✔✔
✔✔Pennsylvania's tailpipe (no-load) test is a two speed idle (TSI) test that measures
the vehicle's exhaust emissions at 2,500 revolutions per minute (RPM) and at idle. The
tests must be run consecutively. - ✔✔
✔✔If the vehicle's exhaust system prevents insertion of the probe 10 inches, a tailpipe
extension must be used. - ✔✔
✔✔A tailpipe test using a dynamometer may also be referred to as an acceleration
simulation mode (ASM) test. - ✔✔
✔✔If the ambient temperature exceeds 72 degreed F, place a large fan in front of the
vehicle to simulate normal road air flow. - ✔✔
✔✔I/M Check; GVWR of 8,500 pounds or less perform the I/M check. 2001 + older -
Older 2 monitors not set, 2002 and newer one monitor not set. - ✔✔
✔✔In the 1960's the car manufactures introduced the first device aimed at reducing the
pollution of the vehicles they produced. - ✔✔
✔✔In 1990, the US Congress signed into law the FEDERAL CLEAN AIR ACT
AMENDMENTS, which required auto manufactures to standardize the OBD systems
and to provide all pertinent info needed for the proper maintenance of vehicle emissions
performance to all automotive service providers. - ✔✔
