Regardless of this exemption, all 7+ year-old cars need to be tested for registration renewal every two years. Used vehicles require a valid Drive Clean test pass when they are sold in order to transfer the ownership if the model year is older than the current year.Ī valid test pass is not needed if you are transferring a vehicle to an immediate family member, The Ministry of Transportation will notify you when your vehicle needs an emissions test, when you receive your registration renewal documents (either online or in the mail). Larger vehicles (called ‘heavy-duty’ vehicles) require the test every year, once they are 7 years old. Generally, you need to get the test every 2 years, once your vehicle is 7 years old. The Drive Clean test determines if your vehicle meets Ontario emissions standards.
Ontario Service has already mentioned below information on their website:īy law, certain cars, vans, trucks, motorhomes and buses must pass a Drive Clean test before they can be licensed to be driven on Ontario roads. While selling our used vehicles and if we say “E-Test included” means we ensure that the vehicle is delivered with the complete E-Test along with the report.ĭrive Clean is Ontario’s mandatory vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program that is reducing vehicle emissions of smog-causing pollutants by requiring vehicles to undergo an emissions test to identify emissions problems and have them repaired.