Emissions tests in every state › Vermont
Vermont emissions testVermont: Vermont annual inspection
Will your car pass Vermont's emissions test? For cars from 1996 on, the station plugs into your car and reads the same things Athena OBD reads, so you can know before you go.
Where
statewide, every year
Which cars
16 model years old or newer (2010+ in 2026)
What it takes to pass
- The check engine light must work and be off, with no fault stored that turns it on.
- Vermont allows up to two unfinished self-tests on a car of any year.
- Just reset the codes or changed the battery? The self-tests start over: drive normally for a few days, in town and on the highway, before you go.
Check your car's year
A guide, not a guarantee: stations also check things Athena OBD can't (the gas cap, paperwork), and rules change. Checked against Vermont's sources in October 2026.
Drive a BMW?
Athena OBD reads the engine codes every car shares. Our sister app, AutoLingo for BMW, goes much further on a BMW: the airbags, ABS, instrument cluster and body modules too, plus service resets, even on older E-chassis cars.
See AutoLingo for BMW