Korean Vehicle Inspection D-day & Penalty Calculator
Enter the first-registration date and vehicle class to get the next inspection expiry date, the inspection window, a D-day, and overdue penalties. No plate number or login required.
🚗 Vehicle information
Enter the first-registration date (year/month/day) on your vehicle registration certificate.
Vehicles registered in an Air Management Zone (Greater Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan, etc.) require a comprehensive inspection once they pass the age threshold.
Calculation basis & sources
- 📘 Validity periods: Enforcement Rule of the Motor Vehicle Management Act, Table 15-2 (rev. 2024.12.17)
- 🗓️ Inspection window: 90 days before to 31 days after expiry (Rule Art. 74(2))
- ⚠️ Penalty: Motor Vehicle Management Act Art. 84 & Enforcement Decree Table 2 (40,000–600,000 KRW)
- 💳 Fees: TS Korea Transportation Safety Authority (periodic/comprehensive, load & no-load)
- 🔎 Official validity lookup: ecar.go.kr (Vehicle Civil Affairs Portal)
※ This tool is for reference. The official validity period from ecar.go.kr and the responsible authority take precedence.
📋 Inspection result
Inspect nowNext inspection expiry date
2026년 9월 12일
D-62until expiry
You are within the inspection window. 62 days until expiry — inspecting early is recommended.
Inspection opens
2026년 6월 14일
90 days before expiry
Penalty-free deadline
2026년 10월 13일
31 days after expiry
Inspection type
Comprehensive inspection
Air Management Zone + over age threshold → includes emissions load test
Inspection cycle
First inspection (new vehicle)
This validity period: 5년
Inspection fee (TS, reference)
ℹ️ Private passenger cars registered before 2025 may follow the previous 4-year first-inspection rule. The official validity from ecar.go.kr takes precedence.
Check official validity (ecar.go.kr)⚠️ Overdue penalty (past the inspection window)
From the day after the penalty-free deadline (2026년 10월 13일), penalties apply as below. If you inspect now, the penalty is 0 KRW.
| Days late | Date | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| 1d | 2026년 10월 14일 | 4만원 |
| 30d | 2026년 11월 12일 | 4만원 |
| 31d | 2026년 11월 13일 | 6만원 |
| 60d | 2026년 12월 12일 | 24만원 |
| 90d | 2027년 1월 11일 | 44만원 |
| 114d | 2027년 2월 4일 | 60만원 |
| 115+ days | 2027년 2월 5일 | 60만원 |
Basis: 40,000 KRW within 30 days → +20,000 KRW per 3 days from day 31 → max 600,000 KRW (Enforcement Decree, Table 2).
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