State Inspection

State Inspection in Raleigh, NC

Are You Due for a State Vehicle Inspection?

What is a Safety Inspection?

The state of North Carolina requires that all vehicles have a yearly emissions and safety inspection, completed not more than 90 days before the expiration of your license plate and registration. Failure to have the emissions and safety inspection completed will block your license plate and registration renewal. During this inspection, the team at Murphy Sunoco will inspect and test headlights, accessory lights, and directional signals. They’ll also inspect and test the brakes, steering, and tires. Finally, the windshield wipers and exhaust system will be inspected and tested. Failure in any of these areas will result in failure for the entire inspection, forcing you to return another day to have the vehicle reinspected after the issues have been repaired.

Regular Maintenance Helps

The Murphy Sunoco team recommends bringing your vehicle to them for a pre-inspection diagnostic test. Doing so gives our technicians the opportunity to identify any possible inspection problems and repair them before you have the state inspection done. Planning ahead and preemptively asking our team to inspect the vehicle and repair any possible failure points can save you time and money when it comes to completing the state inspection. Once the inspection is done and your vehicle passes, our technicians will give you the form they complete to show the vehicle has passed the inspection. It’s then up to you to go to the local license and title office to renew your vehicle’s license plate and registration. You might have noticed that many of the parts of your vehicle inspected for this yearly test are those that a good preventative maintenance schedule would catch problems with immediately. That is part of why a preventative maintenance schedule is so important for your vehicle. In addition to keeping your car running its best, a regular maintenance schedule can catch problems that would cause a failure for your vehicle for the state emissions and safety inspection, giving you more time to have them repaired and saving you from having to pay for and take time to have your vehicle inspected more than once.

Schedule With Us

If it’s getting close to the time for your state emissions and safety inspection, it’s time to call us at Murphy Sunoco in Raleigh, NC. You can reach us at (919) 876-2943 to make an appointment or ask our customer service advisors any questions you might have about the state inspection and pre-inspection diagnostics. You can also stop by our location at 6515 Falls of Neuse Road. We always welcome walk-ins and look forward to making your yearly emissions and safety inspection as painless as possible.