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New York emissions test (NYVIP): the official wording
Everything in quotation marks here is from 3 sources and was matched to them on November 11, 2026. The quotes are the sources’ words; ours only label them.
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What does the text call it?
Statewide, most light-duty vehicles (passenger cars, vans, pick-up trucks) are required to have an emissions inspection through NYVIP.
The page we point to: NY DMV, About New York State Inspections.
Where does it apply?
Statewide, most light-duty vehicles (passenger cars, vans, pick-up trucks) are required to have an emissions inspection through NYVIP.
The downstate New York Metropolitan Area (NYMA) is comprised of nine counties: Suffolk, Nassau, Kings, Queens, Richmond, New York, Bronx, Westchester and Rockland.
The Upstate I/M area is comprised of the remaining 53 counties of the State.
How often is the test?
The NYVIP3 program requires inspections annually and when the vehicle changes ownership.
What does the test cost?
NYMA: NYVIP3 OBD II - $27.00, NYVIP3 low enhanced - $11.00 NYVIP3 Heavy-Duty Diesel - $25.00
Upstate: NYVIP3 OBD II - $11.00, NYVIP3 low enhanced - $11.00
The annual cost for a diesel emissions inspection is $25.
What does the text say about new and older vehicles?
Listed under:
OBD and Low Enhanced age-based exemptions:
Vehicles two model years and newer (for example, during calendar year 2024, model year 2023 and 2024 vehicles are exempt from OBD and low enhanced emissions inspections)
Shown with it, so that neither is read alone:
Listed under:
Vehicles are exempt from emissions inspection if they are
less than two model years old (the model year is greater than or equal to the calendar year minus one)
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OBD and Low Enhanced age-based exemptions:
Vehicles 25 model years and older (for example, during calendar year 2024, model year 1999 and older vehicles are exempt from OBD and low enhanced emissions inspections).
Shown with it, so that neither is read alone:
Listed under:
Vehicles are exempt from emissions inspection if they are
more than 25 model years old (the model year is less than or equal to the calendar year minus 25 )
What about diesel, electric and hybrid vehicles?
Every current line we hold for New York that uses the word diesel, electric or hybrid. Some are about one place or one kind of test; each speaks for itself.
NYMA: NYVIP3 OBD II - $27.00, NYVIP3 low enhanced - $11.00 NYVIP3 Heavy-Duty Diesel - $25.00
The annual cost for a diesel emissions inspection is $25.
Listed under:
Exemptions
Electric-powered vehicles, motorcycles, vehicles with historic and farm registrations;
Listed under:
Vehicles are exempt from emissions inspection if they are
diesel-powered, except diesel-powered vehicles that are 1997 or newer and that have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVRW) of less than 8,501 pounds
Listed under:
Exemptions
Diesel-powered vehicles greater than 8,500 lbs. GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) registered Upstate;
NYVIP3 OBD II: Non-diesel and diesel vehicles, model years newer than 25 years (for example, during calendar year 2024, model year 2000 and newer vehicles), 8,500 lbs. or less GVWR.
All non-exempt diesel-powered motor vehicles with a model year greater than the current year minus 25 and less than or equal to the current year minus two, registered anywhere in New York State, with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) less than 8,501 pounds, must get an annual OBDII emissions inspection, and are not subject to the diesel emissions inspection.
All non-exempt diesel-powered vehicles with a maximum gross weight (MGW), as indicated on the vehicle registration certificate, over 8,500 pounds, must get an annual diesel emissions inspection.
What about heavier vehicles?
NYVIP3 OBD II: Non-diesel and diesel vehicles, model years newer than 25 years (for example, during calendar year 2024, model year 2000 and newer vehicles), 8,500 lbs. or less GVWR.
Listed under:
NYVIP3 low enhanced: gas cap presence and anti-tampering visual checks for:
Non-exempt gasoline vehicles, model years newer than 25 years (for example, during calendar year 2024, model year 2000 and newer vehicles), between 8,501 lbs. and 18,000 lbs. GVWR.
What else does the text say?
Your out-of-state inspection remains valid until it expires or for one year after the registration date, whichever comes first.
New York State does not accept emissions tests conducted outside of the state.
Documented costs must exceed $450 for qualifying repairs following the initial failed inspection.
Check a vehicle against these quotes
Enter a model year, a fuel and a weight rating. The checker repeats the quotes above and, where a figure can be compared, says where your entry falls against it. It does not decide anything about your vehicle.
Where do these quotes come from?
- NYS DEC, Motor Vehicle Inspection And Maintenance (I/M) Programs (dec.ny.gov; state agency page; read November 11, 2026)
- NY DMV, About New York State Inspections (dmv.ny.gov; state agency page; read November 11, 2026)
- NY DMV, Diesel Inspections Emission Testing (dmv.ny.gov; state agency page; read November 11, 2026)
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