Posted on 2/23/2025
NC Registration and Inspection Summary A North Carolina Vehicle Inspection is required in order for a motor vehicle titled in NC to be registered for a road use license (see NCDMV online for all exceptions). Exceptions include: vehicles older than 35 yrs are exempt; vehicles older than 20 years or less than 3 yrs/70,000mi are exempt from emissions testing regardless of the county of registration. Per NC DMV: Question: I’m moving to North Carolina from another state. Will my vehicle need to be inspected before I obtain my North Carolina license plate? You will be allowed to register the vehicle without an inspection. When your next annual registration renewal is due, you must have the vehicle inspected first (up to 90 days before) NC DMV: click here The certificate is valid for one year expiring at th ... read more