reinspeção
Published 8 November 2026, 20:08
reinspeção — return visit after failing the vehicle inspection
If a car fails, it is not inspected again from scratch: you fix the faults that were noted and come back for a return visit. It costs €9.40 instead of €37.47 and checks only what was recorded. The law does not limit the number of return visits.
Where you come across it. After failing the compulsory vehicle inspection.
You have thirty consecutive days from the date of the inspection, and you must go back to the same centre: go to a different one and you get a full inspection at the full price. If the return visit finds that the same fault has not been fixed, the next deadline shrinks to 15 days, and if you miss the deadline it is a full inspection all over again.
Official website: data.dre.pt/eli/dec-lei/144/2012/07/11/p/dre/pt/html