Lithuanian car inspection statistics 2015–2025
Data updated: 2026-11-09 (week 46) · source: VDA / Transeksta, CC BY 4.0
Inspections 2015–2025
9,774,668
first inspection attempts
First-time pass
53.7%
±0.0 pp
n = 9,774,668
Age of cars inspected
15 yrs
median, 2025
Odometer inconsistencies
3.5%
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
From 2015 to 2025, 53.7% of cars passed the technical inspection at the first attempt (n = 9,774,668). In 2025, Lithuania recorded 397,112 first inspection attempts, and 56.1% passed. Compared with 2024 (55.7%), the pass rate rose by 0.4 pp to 56.1%. The median age of the cars inspected is 15 years.
First-time pass rate by year
The shaded band is the 95% confidence interval.
| Year | First-time pass | 95 % CI | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53.3% | 53.2–53.4% | — |
| 2016 | 53.6% | 53.5–53.7% | — |
| 2017 | 54.6% | 54.4–54.7% | — |
| 2018 | 53.0% | 52.9–53.1% | — |
| 2019 | 52.1% | 52.0–52.2% | — |
| 2020 | 53.2% | 53.1–53.3% | — |
| 2021 | 52.2% | 52.1–52.3% | — |
| 2022 | 52.5% | 52.4–52.6% | — |
| 2023 | 55.3% | 55.2–55.4% | — |
| 2024 | 55.7% | 55.6–55.8% | — |
| 2025 | 56.1% | 56.0–56.3% | — |
Odometer inconsistency share by year
cars whose reading dropped between inspections
| Year | Odometer inconsistencies | |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 3.1% | — |
| 2016 | 4.5% | — |
| 2017 | 3.6% | — |
| 2018 | 3.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.9% | — |
| 2020 | 4.5% | — |
| 2021 | 5.2% | — |
| 2022 | 5.0% | — |
| 2023 | 3.0% | — |
| 2024 | 3.0% | — |
| 2025 | 3.4% | — |
More detail – by model, make, municipality and year, with CSV data. Odometer inconsistencies →
Fuel mix
2025 inspections, n = 397,112
| % | |
|---|---|
| Diesel | 62.0% |
| Petrol | 20.2% |
| Petrol + LPG | 3.6% |
| Petrol hybrid | 3.6% |
| Other | 10.6% |
Battery-electric and plug-in hybrid shares by quarter, municipality and model. Electric cars in Lithuania →
Inspection verdicts
2015–2025, n = 9,774,668
| % | |
|---|---|
| No defects | 28.1% |
| Minor defects | 25.5% |
| Major defects | 44.6% |
| Dangerous defects | 1.7% |
By year
Click a year for its report with the best and worst models
| Year | n | First-time pass | Interval | Median age | Odometer incons. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 397,112 | 56.0–56.3% | 15 yrs | 3.4% | |
| 2024 | 1,001,883 | 55.6–55.8% | 15 yrs | 3.0% | |
| 2023 | 1,008,907 | 55.2–55.4% | 15 yrs | 3.0% | |
| 2022 | 968,067 | 52.4–52.6% | 15 yrs | 5.0% | |
| 2021 | 974,988 | 52.1–52.3% | 14 yrs | 5.2% | |
| 2020 | 920,595 | 53.1–53.3% | 14 yrs | 4.5% | |
| 2019 | 935,814 | 52.0–52.2% | 14 yrs | 4.9% | |
| 2018 | 937,777 | 52.9–53.1% | 14 yrs | 3.6% | |
| 2017 | 913,020 | 54.4–54.7% | 14 yrs | 3.6% | |
| 2016 | 887,809 | 53.5–53.7% | 14 yrs | 4.5% | |
| 2015 | 828,696 | 53.2–53.4% | 14 yrs | 3.1% |
Most inspected makes, 2025
| Make | Inspections (n) | Share of inspections |
|---|---|---|
| Volkswagen | 44,524 | |
| Toyota | 29,025 | |
| Audi | 23,319 | |
| BMW | 21,922 | |
| Volvo | 20,825 | |
| Mercedes-Benz | 19,419 | |
| Opel | 19,284 | |
| Other | 17,694 | |
| Ford | 13,873 | |
| Renault | 9,571 |