Scooter Inspection Deadline Calculator for Taiwan

Enter the manufacture date and the original registration month from your registration certificate to see your next emission check window: once a petrol scooter is five years old it is checked every year, from the 1st of the month before the registration month to the last day of the month after.

Enter the manufacture date and original registration month from your registration certificate to see when your scooter turns five and the exact dates of its next emission check, with a month-by-month table.

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Manufacture date

The manufacture year and month on your registration certificate (行照).

The month the scooter was first registered, not the month a certificate was reissued.

Your inspection dates

  • Five years oldMarch 2025Five years or older; inspect every year
  • The one after1 March 2028 to 31 May 2028
Next inspection window1 March 2027 to 31 May 2027

Check your own records: Ministry of Environment inspection lookup

Registration month and inspection window

The window runs from the 1st of the month before the original registration month to the last day of the month after; January and December windows cross the new year.

Registration monthInspection window
Januaryprevious year 1 December to 28 February
February1 January to 31 March
March1 February to 30 April
April1 March to 31 May
May1 April to 30 June
June1 May to 31 July
July1 June to 31 August
August1 July to 30 September
September1 August to 31 October
October1 September to 30 November
November1 October to 31 December
December1 November to next year 31 January

Rules and fines are explained in the emission inspection guide.

How to use it

  1. Find the manufacture year and month on your vehicle registration certificate (行照) and select them.
  2. Find the original registration month, the month the scooter was first registered, and select it.
  3. The result shows the month the scooter turns five, the next inspection window (or the one you are in now) and the one after that.

The calculator uses today’s date from your browser, and says so if you are inside a window right now.

The rule behind it

The Ministry of Environment’s owner page says a scooter must have an emission check once a year from five years after manufacture, within one month before and after the month of its original registration. The calculator turns that into dates: from the 1st of the month before to the last day of the month after, with 28 or 29 days for February depending on the year.

Five years is counted as the manufacture month plus 60 months. The calculator picks the first window that ends no earlier than today and no earlier than that five-year month. One case needs care: if the five-year month falls in the middle of a window, the official page does not say whether the first check is due in that window or the following year’s. The calculator flags this, and the ministry’s notice or record lookup is the answer.

After you have your dates

  • Book a check at any station approved by the local environmental protection bureau before the window closes. The test is free.
  • If the scooter fails, it has to be repaired and pass a retest within a month.
  • Fines, legal ranges and the rest of the rules are in the emission inspection guide.

The calculator only works with dates. It does not look up your vehicle records and does not store anything you enter.

Frequently asked questions

How do I work out my scooter inspection dates?

Once a petrol scooter is five years old, it is checked every year between the 1st of the month before its original registration month and the last day of the month after. Registered in July means 1 June to 31 August.

Where do I find the original registration month?

On the vehicle registration certificate (行照). It is the month the scooter was first registered, not the date a replacement certificate was issued.

How old must a scooter be before its first inspection?

Five years from manufacture. A scooter made in March 2021 turns five in March 2026.

How can I check whether my scooter has been inspected?

The Ministry of Environment's inspection record lookup shows past results by plate number; there is a link under the result.

This site summarises laws and official notices; it is not tax, insurance or legal advice.

Sources

  1. What scooter owners need to know (FAQ) (機車車主不可不知及問答集). Ministry of Environment
  2. Look up your scooter's inspection records (機車排氣檢測資料查詢). Ministry of Environment
  3. Inspection station search (機車定期檢驗站查詢). Ministry of Environment