Motor vehicle inspection of amateur-built vehicles

The inspection regulations were changed on 20 May 2018.

Amateur-built vehicles are to be inspected according to the regulations for the respective vehicle type.

Amateur-built vehicles may be exempt from inspection if the vehicle meets the following criteria

  • technology and appearance-mimicking vehicles that due to their age (50-year-old cars and 40-year-old motorcycles) are exempt
  • and rarely or never used in traffic
  • a valid and approved full motor vehicle inspection that is no more than 24 months old
  • vehicles that have text code T12A and T12C
  • if the above requirements are fulfilled, a registration inspection is necessary in order to obtain the T12BF text code that provides exemption from inspection.