Wisconsin · WI · Vehicles
Wisconsin: Is there an annual vehicle safety inspection?
No safety inspection
Wisconsin does not require safety inspections of private passenger cars; some counties require emissions tests instead.
State inspection programs cover only special vehicles such as ambulances, buses, school buses, human service vehicles, homemade or rebuilt vehicles, farm vehicles, and salvage-title vehicles. This answer is inferred from that list. State law runs vehicle emissions testing in designated counties, usually starting in a vehicle's fourth year and then every two years.
Conditions
- Emissions test in designated counties
What the law says
The State Patrol provides motor carrier and inspection services through the following inspection and motor carrier enforcement activities and programs:
Sources
- WisDOT, Vehicle inspections (State Patrol) Official · wisconsindot.gov
- WisDOT, Vehicle inspection FAQs Official · wisconsindot.gov
- Wis. Stat. § 110.20 (vehicle emission inspection) Official · docs.legis.wisconsin.gov
Confirm with the state
- Agency
- Wisconsin Department of Transportation, DMV Vehicle Services
- Phone
- (608) 264-7447
- Website
- wisconsindot.gov
How bordering states compare
- Illinois No safety inspectionNo. Illinois safety-tests trucks, buses, taxis and other commercial-type vehicles, but not ordinary private passenger cars.
- Iowa No safety inspectionNo. Iowa does not require safety inspections of private passenger cars to register them or on a regular schedule.
- Michigan No safety inspectionMichigan has no regular or at-sale safety inspection for private passenger cars.
- Minnesota No safety inspectionMinnesota does not require periodic or at-sale safety inspections of private cars; it relies on roadside spot checks instead.