Texas Vehicle Inspection Safety and
Emissions Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
What years are required to have a parking brake? - Answer -1960 and newer
What years are required to have high beam lights? - Answer -1948 and newer
what years are required to have at least 2 stop lamps? - Answer -1960 and newer
what years are required to have at least 1 stop lamp? - Answer -1959 and older
what height range are stop lamps required to be in? - Answer -15-72 inches
what years are required to have a center high mount stop lamp? - Answer -1986
and newer
what years are required to have turn signals? - Answer -1960 and newer
what age range of vehicles is the gas cap test done on? - Answer -2-24 years old
what years are required to have a catalytic converter? - Answer -1984 and newer
what years are required to have an exhaust emissions system? - Answer -1968 and
newer
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, how long does a failed vehicle have to get reinspected for free? - Answer -15 days
what vehicle age range are emissions tested on? - Answer -2-24 years old
what year did OBD II begin? - Answer -1996
what years of cars are OBD II tested? - Answer -1996 or newer
what is the maximum weight vehicle tested on OBD II? - Answer -8,500 lbs
what is the minimum weight not required to have a DLC (Diagnostic Link
Connector)? - Answer -8,501 lbs
what years are allowed to have 2 not ready alerts? - Answer -1996-2000
what years are allowed to have 1 not ready alert? - Answer -2001 and newer
what years are exempt from gas cap testing? - Answer -newer than 2 years old and
older than 24 years old
what must be verified during emissions testing? - Answer -make, model, year,
gross weight, and VIN
what types of vehicles are exempt from emissions testing? - Answer -diesel,
electric, motorcycles, trailers
how much pollutants does a "normal" (or average) vehicle emit in a year? - Answer
-half a ton
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Emissions Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
What years are required to have a parking brake? - Answer -1960 and newer
What years are required to have high beam lights? - Answer -1948 and newer
what years are required to have at least 2 stop lamps? - Answer -1960 and newer
what years are required to have at least 1 stop lamp? - Answer -1959 and older
what height range are stop lamps required to be in? - Answer -15-72 inches
what years are required to have a center high mount stop lamp? - Answer -1986
and newer
what years are required to have turn signals? - Answer -1960 and newer
what age range of vehicles is the gas cap test done on? - Answer -2-24 years old
what years are required to have a catalytic converter? - Answer -1984 and newer
what years are required to have an exhaust emissions system? - Answer -1968 and
newer
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, how long does a failed vehicle have to get reinspected for free? - Answer -15 days
what vehicle age range are emissions tested on? - Answer -2-24 years old
what year did OBD II begin? - Answer -1996
what years of cars are OBD II tested? - Answer -1996 or newer
what is the maximum weight vehicle tested on OBD II? - Answer -8,500 lbs
what is the minimum weight not required to have a DLC (Diagnostic Link
Connector)? - Answer -8,501 lbs
what years are allowed to have 2 not ready alerts? - Answer -1996-2000
what years are allowed to have 1 not ready alert? - Answer -2001 and newer
what years are exempt from gas cap testing? - Answer -newer than 2 years old and
older than 24 years old
what must be verified during emissions testing? - Answer -make, model, year,
gross weight, and VIN
what types of vehicles are exempt from emissions testing? - Answer -diesel,
electric, motorcycles, trailers
how much pollutants does a "normal" (or average) vehicle emit in a year? - Answer
-half a ton
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