The passage to the technical inspection depends on the registration date of the vehicle.
We now know the system put in place.
• If it was put into circulation before January 1, 2017 and the anniversary date of its first put into circulation is before April 15, it will be necessary to carry out a check between April 15 and August 14, 2024;
• If it was registered between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2019, the first inspection must be carried out in 2025;
• If it was registered between January 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021, the first inspection must be carried out in 2026;
• If it was registered after January 1, 2022, the first technical inspection must be carried out 5 years after its entry into circulation.
The validity period of the control is three years.
The inspector will have to check nearly 80 control points: vehicle identification, braking equipment, steering, lights, reflective devices and electrical equipment, axles, wheels, tires, suspension, chassis, horn, nuisance, etc.
Two types of vehicles are exempt from technical inspection: collector's vehicles put into circulation before 1960 and competition motorcycles whose owner has a license from the French Motorcycling Federation (FFM).
The absence of a technical inspection will be punishable by a fine of up to 750 euros (135 euros in the event of a fixed fine) as well as a decision to immobilize the vehicle by the police.