Texas State Inspection Station
Official Vehicle Inspection Station
IMPORTANT: For your State Inspections to be valid for your vehicle registration. It must have been done within 90 days, of the expiration of your current registration. If you get your vehicle inspected before 90 days it will not be considered valid for vehicle registration purposes and you will have to get it inspected again. You can access you inspection report online at: http://www.mytxcar.org/txcar_net/SecurityCheck.aspx
Kwik Kar Willow Bend unlike many new inspection stations, is equipped with a dynamometer for providing emissions inspection on vehicles without an ODB interface. If you vehicles was built before 1996 you will probably need an ASM inspection using the dynamomete. However, if your car is 25 years old or older you do not have to pass an emissions test. The state of Texas also requires Motorcycles Inspections and Trailers inspections. Kwik Kar Willow Bend can get your vehicle inspected and you back on the road no matter what you drive or pull. So if you are planing on typing "Inspection Station Near Me" into your favorite search engine some time soon just head to West Plano and Kwik Kar Willow Bend is there to get your vehicle inspection done fast and efficiently.
Texas Vehicle Inspection | Plano | Carrollton | Lewisville | The Colony
The price for Texas State Vehicle Inspection are mandated by the state of Texas to be:
- $7.00 for Safety Only,
- $25.50 for an Emission and Safety vehicles 1996 and newer
- $31.50 for Emissions and Safety vehicles older than 1996.
- Or check the TxDPS website
Getting your car or truck inspected
The safety inspection criteria set by the State of Texas is designed to make sure that your vehicle is operating safely and includes checks of your vehicle's:
- Exhaust system
- Headlights, stop and warning lights, and turn signals
- Foot and parking brakes
- Wheel assembly and tires for damage/minimum tread depth
- Steering mechanism
- Rear-view mirrors
- Window tinting or coating
- Horn
- Windshield wipers
- Seat belts
- Gas caps (for vehicles 2-24 model years old)
If your vehicle passes, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will automatically be notified to clear the way for your vehicle registration renewal. Since the Texas "Two Steps One Sticker" program began in March 2015, you will no longer receive a sticker at the time of your inspection. Instead, you'll receive a Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR), then later at the time of your registration you'll receive a sticker that will serve as combined proof of both inspection and registration. Be sure to keep your VIR paperwork until you receive your actual sticker in case there is any issue with the DMV's electronic verification of your inspection!
Getting your Motorcycles Inspected
Although the State of Texas does not require an emissions test on motorcycles, an annual safety inspection is required prior to a motorcycle's registration renewal.
The safety inspection criteria set by the State of Texas is designed to make sure that your motorcycle is operating safely and includes checks of your vehicle's:
- Horn
- Mirrors
- Steering
- Braking system
- Headlamp, stop and tail lights, license plate lamp, reflectors, and turn signals
- Wheel assembly and tires for damage/minimum tread depth
- Exhaust system
If your vehicle passes, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV) will automatically be notified to clear the way for your vehicle registration renewal. Since the Texas "Two Steps One Sticker" program began in March 2015, you will no longer receive a sticker at the time of your inspection. Instead, you'll receive a Vehicle Inspection Report (VIR), then later at the time of your registration you'll receive a sticker that will serve as combined proof of both inspection and registration. Be sure to keep your VIR paperwork until you receive your actual sticker in case there is any issue with the DMV's electronic verification of your inspection!