Guide
Short and clear: what inspection verdicts mean, how often inspections are due, emission limits and how to read Caropen's figures.
No defects The "no defects" verdict means the inspection found nothing at all. How often cars in Lithuania get it and how it differs from passing the inspection.Minor defects Minor defects have no significant effect on safety or the environment: the car passes but must be repaired. What that means and how it shows in the statistics.Major defects Major defects may compromise safety or the environment: the car fails, must be repaired and re-inspected. How this shows in the model statistics.Dangerous defects Dangerous defects are a direct and immediate risk to road safety. What the verdict means and how often it occurs in Lithuania.Re-inspection A re-inspection follows the repair of major or dangerous defects. Why Caropen leaves it out of the first-time pass rate.Inspection intervals How often cars in Lithuania need a technical inspection: first after three years, then every two years, and yearly for some uses.CO and smoke limits at the technical inspection The carbon monoxide (petrol) and smoke opacity (diesel) limits applied at inspections under EU Directive 2014/45/EU, and how to read them on Caropen.First-time pass rate How the share of cars passing the technical inspection at the first attempt is computed, why we show the sample (n) and interval, and the minimum samples we publish.Confidence interval What the 95% confidence interval next to a pass rate means, why small samples have wide intervals and how to compare models.Percentiles What p10, p25, the median (p50), p75 and p90 in the mileage table mean, and how to tell whether a car's mileage is typical for its model and age.Odometer inconsistencies How Caropen detects odometer inconsistencies (a reading lower by more than 1,000 km and 2%), what the share means and why it is not proof.Age adjustment Why municipal first-time pass rates are shown as two figures and how the rate adjusted to the national age mix is computed.