Overview
- The City of Buenos Aires opened registration for new VTV (mandatory vehicle inspection) providers on Thursday, August 20, 2026, allowing private workshops, dealerships and importers to apply to perform inspections.
- Applicants must register through the Trámites a Distancia platform, file a sworn statement, show specific machinery and infrastructure, and designate a matriculated engineer as director técnico to qualify.
- Authorized centers will be required to upload each inspection record to the system and give drivers a digital constancy plus the physical oblea to place on the windshield.
- The city has deregulated prices so each provider can set its own fee, and the Secretaría de Transporte will review applications for 30 days with automatic inscription if no objections are raised and follow-up audits afterward.
- The change follows the national Resolución 32/2026 and shifts inspection timing for new cars so the first VTV is at five years with two-year validity until ten years of age, while officials say the broader network aims to cut wait times and improve local access.