Detailed instructions on how to look up the certificate of a car that has been automatically renewed for registration

From 6:30 this morning (June 3), the automatic registration renewal system for private cars with less than 9 seats officially operates. More than 1.9 million cars will be automatically renewed for another 6 months.

1. How to look up the certificate of a car that has been automatically renewed for inspection

To check if your car's registration is automatically renewed, or to download the certificate of automatically renewed car registration, the car owner performs the following steps:

- Step 1: Access the Vietnam Register's electronic information portal at http://www.vr.org.vn/

(Currently, the Vietnam Register's electronic portal is overloaded. If you cannot access it, you can try again at another time.)

- Step 2: Select "Check for inspection renewal"

- Step 3: Enter the following information:

+ Registration plate;

+ Serial number of inspection certificate;

+ Verification code.

Then press the “Search” key.

In case the car registration is automatically renewed, the screen will display the following results:

Vehicle owners can click the "download" button to download the vehicle registration certificate that is automatically renewed.

2. Latest car inspection cycle

The latest car inspection cycle is specified in Appendix V issued with Circular 02/2023/TT-BGTVT as follows:

TT	Vehicle type	Cycle (month)
		First cycle	Periodic cycle
1. Passenger cars of all types with up to 9 seats not used for transportation business
1.1	Production time up to 07 years	36	24
1.2	Production time over 7 years to 20 years		12
1.3	Production time over 20 years		06
2. Passenger cars of all types with up to 9 seats for transportation business
2.1	Production time up to 05 years	24	12
2.2	Production time over 05 years		06
2.3	With renovation	12	06
3. Passenger cars of all types with more than 9 seats
3.1	Production time up to 05 years	24	12
3.2	Production time over 05 years		06
3.3	With renovation	12	06
4. Trucks of all kinds, specialized cars, tractors, trailers, semi-trailers
4.1	Trucks of all kinds, specialized cars, tractors with production time up to 07 years; trailers, semi-trailers with production time up to 12 years	24	12
4.2	Trucks of all kinds, specialized cars, tractors with a production period of over 7 years; trailers and semi-trailers with a production period of over 12 years		06
4.3	With renovation	12	06
5	Passenger cars of all types with more than 9 seats that have been manufactured for 15 years or more (including passenger cars with more than 9 seats that have been converted into passenger cars with up to 9 seats).		03

Note : Number of seats in a passenger car including the driver.

3. Principles for determining inspection cycle

The principles for determining the inspection cycle of motor vehicles are specified as follows:

* General principles:

- The first cycle is applied to the following subjects:

+ Motor vehicles subject to inspection exemption as stated in Clause 3, Article 5 of Circular 02/2023/TT-BGTVT;

+ Unused motor vehicles with the year of manufacture to the year of submitting the application for the first Inspection Certificate less than 02 years (year of manufacture plus 01 year).

The time from the year of manufacture to the year of submission of the application for an inspection certificate is determined according to the instructions stated in Point e, Section 1 of Appendix V of Circular 02/2023/TT-BGTVT.

- The periodic cycle applies to the following subjects:

+ Motor vehicles inspected for the first time are not subject to the first cycle mentioned above;

+ Motor vehicles are inspected at subsequent times.

* A modified motor vehicle is a motor vehicle that has undergone a conversion of function or has changed one of the following systems: steering, braking (except in the case of installing an additional brake pedal).

* Motor vehicle inspection certificate issued for a period of 15 days is not counted as the first cycle.

* If the next inspection period of a motor vehicle is less than the inspection period of the most recent previous inspection period, the next inspection period will be equal to the inspection period of the most recent previous inspection period corresponding to the "Vehicle Type" in the Inspection Cycle Table but calculated from the date of the most recent previous inspection period.

For example: a non-commercial transport vehicle with up to 9 seats inspected and issued for the first period on June 12, 2023 will be issued an Inspection Certificate with a period of 36 months, with an inspection period until June 11, 2026; on June 17, 2023, the vehicle will be re-inspected to issue an Inspection Certificate corresponding to a commercial transport vehicle, the inspection period will be as follows:

The first inspection cycle of a vehicle with up to 9 seats for transport business is 24 months from the date of inspection and the first cycle is issued on June 12, 2023, therefore the inspection period issued for the vehicle is: June 11, 2025.

- The production time of motor vehicles used as the basis for granting the prescribed inspection cycle is calculated by year (like the way to calculate the service life of motor vehicles).

For example, a motor vehicle with a year of manufacture determined in 2023 would:

- By December 31, 2025, it is considered to have been produced for up to (within) 2 years (2025 - 2023 = 02 years).

- From January 1, 2026, it is considered to have been produced for over 2 years (2026 - 2023 = 03 years).

Source: https://baoquocte.vn/huong-dan-chi-tiet-cach-tra-cuu-giay-chung-nhan-xe-o-to-duoc-tu-dong-gia-han-dang-kiem-229521.html