Periodic vehicle inspections

Interval: first 4 years after the first placing on the market, then every 2 years
Duration of testing: 20 min.
Testing conditions:

• Vehicle in good technical condition and cleaned
• Report technical changes according to the "obligation of the holder to report" (VTS Art. 34 para. 2)

Interval: first 4 years after the first placing on the market, then every 2 years
Duration of testing: 20 min.
Testing conditions:

• Vehicle in good technical condition and cleaned
• Report technical changes according to the "obligation of the owner to report" (VTS Art. 34 para. 2)
• Vehicle registration document, appendix to the vehicle registration document and exhaust maintenance document available

Interval: first 4 years after the first placing on the market, then every 2 years
Duration of testing: 30 min.
Testing conditions:

• Vehicle in good technical condition and cleaned
• Report technical changes according to the "obligation of the owner to report" (VTS Art. 34 para. 2)
• Vehicle registration document, appendix to the vehicle registration document and exhaust maintenance document available
• Vans must be loaded to 75% of the total weight

Interval: first 1 year after the first placing on the market, then annually
Duration of testing: 30 min
Testing conditions:

• Vehicle in good technical condition and cleaned
• Report technical changes according to the "obligation of the owner to report" (VTS Art. 34 para. 2)
• Vehicle registration document, appendix to the vehicle registration document, exhaust maintenance document and tachograph test report available

Interval: first 1 year after the first placing on the market, then annually
Duration of testing:

• 2 axes: 40 min.
• 3-4 axes: 50 min.
• ADR check: +30 min.

Testing conditions:

• Vehicle in technically good condition and cleaned
• Report technical changes "obligation of the owner to report" (VTS Art. 34 para. 2)
• following vehicle documents must be present: Vehicle registration document, appendix to the vehicle registration document, exhaust maintenance document, test reports for tachograph, speed limiter and Tripon for ADR vehicles B3 form and possibly tank test "EGI"

Interval: first 1 year after the 1st placing on the market, then annually
Duration of testing:

• Company car: 40 min.
• Articulated bus: 50 min.

Test conditions:

• Vehicle in technically good condition and cleaned
• Report technical changes "obligation of the owner to report" (VTS Art. 34 para. 2)
• following vehicle documents must be present: Vehicle registration document, appendix to the vehicle registration document, exhaust maintenance document, test reports for tachograph and speed limiter

Interval:

• up to 0.75 t = No periodic inspection
• up to 3.5 t =  for the first time 4 years after 1st placing on the market, then every 2 years
• over 3.5 t = for the first time 1 year after 1st placing on the market, then annually
• Trailers for passenger transport = first 1 year after 1st placing on the market, then annually
• Work trailers, agricultural trailers = for the first time 5 years after the 1st placing on the market, then every 3 years

Duration of testing:

• up to 3.5 t: 30 min.
• over 3.5 t: 30 min.

Testing conditions:

• Vehicle in technically good condition and cleaned
• Report technical changes "obligation of the owner to report" (VTS Art. 34 para. 2)
• following vehicle documents must be present: Vehicle registration document, appendix to the vehicle registration document

Interval: first 5 years after the 1st placing on the market, then every 3 years
 

Duration of testing:

• agricultural tractors / motorized carts 30 min.
• commercial tractors / motorized carts 30 min.

Testing conditions:

• Vehicle in technically good condition and cleaned
• Report technical changes "obligation of the owner to report" (VTS Art. 34 para. 2)
• following vehicle documents must be present: Vehicle registration document, appendix to the vehicle registration document, exhaust maintenance document, possibly test report for tachograph

Interval: first 5 years after the 1st placing on the market, then every 3 years
Duration of testing: Depending on the vehicle
Testing conditions:

• Vehicle in technically good condition and cleaned
• Report technical changes "obligation of the owner to report" (VTS Art. 34 para. 2)
• following vehicle documents must be present: Vehicle registration document, appendix to the vehicle registration document, exhaust maintenance document and possibly tank test "EGI"