Connecticut: Is there an annual vehicle safety inspection?

Connecticut does not require safety inspections for ordinary personal cars; cars from out of state need only a VIN check.

The DMV says personal cars don't need a safety inspection, including cars 10 or more years old that are sold and cars coming from another state, though some may need an emissions test. Safety inspections are required for special cases such as salvage, composite and grey-market vehicles, taxis, and antique or kit cars. A state law lets the DMV commissioner require inspections of cars 10 or more model years old when they are sold, but the DMV says such cars don't need one. Cars imported from other countries, including Canada, get a full safety inspection at a DMV inspection lane.