How much more likely is an older car to fail an inspection?

In 58,223,978 New York DMV initial inspections, 2.4% of cars aged 13-15 years (the peak age band) failed the safety inspection against 0.4% of cars under 3 years.

<30.4%

3-41.2%

5-61.7%

7-92.0%

10-122.3%

13-152.4%

16+1.9%

What it shows: 13-15 is the largest at 2.4%, followed by <3 at 0.4%; the smallest shown is <3 at 0.4%.

Source: New York State DMV, Vehicle Inspections (data.ny.gov vezn-fmmk) and NY DMV registrations · file downloaded 2026-10