Emission testing becomes mandatory for motorbikes 5 years old

By Doan Loan December 16, 2024 | 06:52 pm PT

Motorbikes that are five years or more old have to undergo emission testing at vehicle registration centers under a new regulation.

Vehicles that are five to 12 years old (calculated from the manufacturing date) must be tested once every two years, and those more than 12 years old must be tested annually the Ministry of Transport has decided.

Motorbikes and cars in traffic in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh

The regulation comes into effect on Jan. 1, but the Vietnam Register said its centers would not begin testing for a while without providing specific start dates.

There are 74 million registered motorbikes in the country and an estimated 45 million are on the roads daily.

The ministry has said motorbikes are the biggest source of pollution.

In 2010 the government had instructed the ministry to draft a plan to control motorbike emissions, and wanted Hanoi and HCMC to test at least 80% of the vehicles by 2015.

But the proposal has not been implemented.