General information
General overview
If a vehicle passes a roadworthiness test, the inspector fills out the next row of the annex to the vehicle registration certificate with the due date of the next periodic roadworthiness test and issues a certificate containing the results of the inspection. For new vehicles registered for the first time in Romania, the General Directorate for driving licenses and car registration (DRPCIV in Romanian) adds the date of the next roadworthiness test to the annex. Roadworthiness is attested by a coloured sticker applied to the front license plate. For trailers and vehicles with two or three wheels and for quadricycles, the sticker is applied to the back licence plate. The colour of the sticker corresponds to the year in which roadworthiness expires. The sticker must be displayed with the month when a new roadworthiness test is due at the top. The validity of a roadworthiness test can also be checked via the roadworthiness check link (Verificare ITP) on the website of the Romanian Automotive Register (Registrul Auto Român, RAR) of the Ministry of Transport.
Test frequency
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Categories of Vehicles (or description) |
First mandatory test |
Subsequent tests (frequency) |
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(M1) Vehicles with eight seats or fewer |
Within three years of the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every two years until twelve years, then every year |
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(M1) Vehicles with eight seats or fewer used for driving lessons |
Within one year after the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every six months |
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(L1e, L2e, L3e, L4e, L5e, L6e, L7e) Mopeds, motorcycles, trycicles and quadricycles with a designed maximum speed over 25 km/h |
Within two years after the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every two years |
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(M2, M3) Vehicles with more than eight seats, M1 vehicles used as taxis or for chartered transport, (M2, M3) vehicles with more than eight seats used for driving lessons |
Within one year of the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every six months |
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Motor caravans with fewer than eight passenger seats |
Within four years of the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every two years until twelve years, then every year |
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Goods vehicles (N2, N3), trailers, semi-trailers (O3, O4) and tractors weighing more than 3 500 kg, |
Within one year of the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every year |
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Goods vehicles weighing no more than 3 500 kg (N1) |
Within two years of the date of first registration in Romania (for new vehicles) |
Every year |
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Self-propelled machinery and works machines with a maximum design speed over 25 km/h |
Within two years of the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every two years |
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Trailers and semi-trailers weighing no more than 3 500 kg (O1, O2) |
Within two years of the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every two years |
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Trailers and semi-trailers weighing no more than 3 500 kg for carriage of dangerous goods (O1, O2) |
Within one year of the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every year |
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Trailers and semi-trailers designated to transport bees and caravans weighing no more than 3 500 kg |
Within three years of the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every three years |
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Tractors weighing no more than 3 500 kg |
Within two years of the date of first registration in Romania (new vehicles) |
Every two years |
Exemptions:
Vehicles with a maximum design speed lower than 25km/h
Responsible authorities
Roadworthiness tests are performed by the RAR county representative offices or by private operators authorised by the RAR. Inspectors from the RAR county representative offices or the private operator complete the registration document when a vehicle passes a test.
Websites
www.rarom.ro (Romanian and English)
Major changes
None provided.
