How much does the Italian car roadworthiness test cost?
The Italian roadworthiness test, the revisione, costs EUR 79.02 at an authorised private centre: EUR 54.95 as the garage's fee, EUR 12.09 VAT, EUR 10.20 in agency charges and EUR 1.78 payment commission. The amount is fixed in law, so it can be neither discounted nor increased.
Verifiable answer
The Italian roadworthiness test, the revisione, costs EUR 79.02 at an authorised private centre: EUR 54.95 as the garage's fee, EUR 12.09 VAT, EUR 10.20 in agency charges and EUR 1.78 payment commission. The amount is fixed in law, so it can be neither discounted nor increased.
- How much does the Italian car roadworthiness test cost?
- €79 / test
- €45 – €158
- Italy
- 22 July 2026
- Confidence: High
- Inspection of brakes, steering, suspension, lights, tyres and bodywork; Exhaust emissions check; Update of the national vehicle register; Issue of the sticker applied to the registration document; VAT at 22 per cent, already contained in the EUR 79.02
- Repairs needed in order to pass; A retest after a failure; A pre-check carried out by your own mechanic beforehand; Replacing bulbs, wiper blades or tyres that fall below the legal limit; Recovery if the vehicle is taken off the road
- Whether you use an authorised private centre or a Motorizzazione office; Whether the vehicle passes first time; The condition of tyres, lights and braking system; Whether the centre adds unregulated services to the same quote; Whether the approved fee increase takes effect before your next test falls due
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Official price versus real cost
Official price
€79
/ test
Difference+€0 (+0%)
Real cost
€79
€79 – €158
This guide is the mirror image of the passport. There the official price was correct but incomplete. Here the EUR 79.02 is also the real cost for the great majority of drivers: it already contains VAT, the agency charge and the commission, and the law expressly forbids both discounts and mark-ups. The real cost departs from it in a single case, technical rather than commercial: if the vehicle fails it must be repaired and presented again, and the second test is charged in full. The bill then reaches EUR 158.04 in testing alone, plus repairs no schedule can quantify. That is why the maximum real cost is exactly twice the official price rather than a vaguer band.
Short answer
One of the very few Italian motoring costs where the official price really is what you pay. The only thing that pushes the bill up is failing the test.
The revisione is Italy's periodic roadworthiness inspection, the equivalent of the British MOT or the German TUV. A car takes it four years after first registration, by the end of the month shown on its registration document, and every two years after that. It is also one of the rare cases on this site where the official price and the real cost genuinely coincide, and it is worth explaining why. The fee is set in law and already includes VAT, the transport agency's charges and the commission on transferring them. A testing centre may not discount it to attract customers, and may not add a mark-up because it has bought new equipment. If someone asks for more than EUR 79.02 for the test alone, they are adding something that is not owed. The figure that circulates most often online, EUR 88.20, is not invented: it is the amount approved by an amendment to a government decree, but at the date of this check it had not been brought into force. Until it is, the correct amount is the lower one.
What is included
- Inspection of brakes, steering, suspension, lights, tyres and bodywork
- Exhaust emissions check
- Update of the national vehicle register
- Issue of the sticker applied to the registration document
- VAT at 22 per cent, already contained in the EUR 79.02
What is not included
- Repairs needed in order to pass
- A retest after a failure
- A pre-check carried out by your own mechanic beforehand
- Replacing bulbs, wiper blades or tyres that fall below the legal limit
- Recovery if the vehicle is taken off the road
How the price breaks down
| Item | Type | Frequency | Minimum | Typical | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testing centre feeThe part the authorised garage keeps. It has been fixed in law since 1 November 2021 and is not negotiable: no centre may discount it or add a mark-up. | Compulsory | one-off | — | €55 | — |
| VAT at 22 per centCharged on the garage's fee only, not on the agency charges, which are a levy rather than a service. | Compulsory | one-off | — | €12.09 | — |
| Motorizzazione agency chargeA levy the centre collects on behalf of the state and passes on. It covers updating the national vehicle register and issuing the sticker on the registration document. | Compulsory | one-off | — | €10.20 | — |
| Payment commissionThe cost of the payment slip through which the agency charge reaches the state. It is the smallest item and the most disputed, because it is a commission on a levy. | Compulsory | one-off | — | €1.78 | — |
| Test at a Motorizzazione officeThe cheaper route, EUR 45.00 paid through a PagoPA notice under tariff code N046. In practice it is almost never available for private cars: many offices have stopped testing light vehicles. | Optional | one-off | — | €45 | — |
| Retest after a failureIf the vehicle fails, it must be repaired and presented again. The retest is paid for by the owner and the repairs are covered by no tariff at all: this is the only item that can genuinely push the bill up. | Optional | one-off | €0 | €0 | €79 |
What the price depends on
- Whether you use an authorised private centre or a Motorizzazione office
- Whether the vehicle passes first time
- The condition of tyres, lights and braking system
- Whether the centre adds unregulated services to the same quote
- Whether the approved fee increase takes effect before your next test falls due
Hidden costs
- A retest charged at the full price when the car fails: it doubles the outlay
- Bundles combining the test with a service, where the mark-up hides in the part that is not administered
- Being without the car between failure and repair, and paying for other transport
- An administrative fine and suspension from the road if you drive on an expired test
Three realistic scenarios
Economy scenario
€45
You own a vehicle the Motorizzazione office in your province still accepts, you book and pay EUR 45.00 through a PagoPA notice. It is the rarest case, because many offices have stopped testing light vehicles.
Typical scenario
€79
You book an authorised private centre, the car passes first time and you pay the statutory fee in one go. This covers the great majority of tests.
Premium scenario
€158
The car fails on brakes or emissions, you have the fault repaired and present it again. You pay two complete tests, plus the repair itself, which no tariff covers.
How to spend less
- Check lights, wiper blades and tyre pressures the evening before: these are the most banal reasons for failing and they cost you a whole second test.
- Be wary of anyone offering the test below EUR 79.02: the fee is set in law, so the discount is almost always on an added service you will be billed for anyway.
- Do not let the test and a service appear on the same quote: separating them shows what you are really paying for maintenance, which is the only negotiable part.
- Diarise the month of expiry rather than the day: the test runs to the last day of the corresponding month, and testing far too early simply throws validity away.
- If you own a vehicle a Motorizzazione office still accepts, check availability before booking a garage: it is EUR 34 of difference on every test.
Frequently asked questions
Why do many websites quote EUR 88.20 rather than EUR 79.02?
Because an amendment to an Italian government decree approved raising the fee from EUR 79.02 to EUR 88.20, an increase of EUR 9.18. The rise was voted through but requires a further step before it can be charged, and at the date of this check that step had not been completed. Until it is, the maximum a testing centre may ask is EUR 79.02. If you are quoted the higher figure, ask which instrument it is based on.
Can a testing centre give me a discount?
No, and this is not a commercial choice by the individual garage. The fee is set in law, and the trade association's own notice states plainly that it may be subject neither to discount nor to increase. When a garage advertises a cheap test it is normally discounting something else, such as a pre-check or a service, sold alongside it. The test itself costs the same everywhere in Italy.
How often is the test due?
The first test falls four years after first registration, by the end of the month in which the registration document was issued. From then on it repeats every two years, in the same month as the previous test. Some categories are tested annually: taxis, chauffeur-hire vehicles, buses and heavy commercial vehicles. Validity runs to the end of the expiry month, so there is no need to attend on an exact date.
What happens if I drive with an expired test?
It is an administrative offence: there is a fine, and the police may suspend the vehicle from the road until the test is carried out. The ministry also notes that a missing test can be detected by automatic systems, so no roadside stop is needed for the offence to surface. There is a further practical consequence for insurance, because an overdue test can affect how a claim is handled.
Is it still worth going to a Motorizzazione office to save EUR 34?
In theory yes, because the ministerial fee at a Motorizzazione office is EUR 45.00 against EUR 79.02 at a private centre. In practice, rarely: the ministry warns that in many provinces those offices no longer test light vehicles and motorcycles, and that the service is reserved for particular categories. Before paying the PagoPA notice under tariff code N046, check that your province's office will actually accept your vehicle.
How much does a retest cost if the car fails?
A retest is charged as a new test, so a further EUR 79.02 at a private centre, which is why we show a maximum real cost of EUR 158.04. On top of that come the repairs, which fall outside any administered tariff and depend entirely on the fault found. The practical consequence is that twenty minutes spent checking lights, tyres and wiper blades beforehand has a very high financial return.
Sources and methodology
How we worked it out
The headline amount and the cheaper Motorizzazione alternative come from the Italian transport ministry's own page. The item-by-item breakdown of the EUR 79.02 comes from the notice issued by the trade association representing authorised testing garages, the only source we found that separates fee, VAT, agency charge and commission: the four items sum exactly to the ministry's total, and that check is what persuaded us to use it. The retest has no separate administered price because it follows the ordinary tariff, so the maximum real cost is calculated as two complete tests and deliberately excludes repairs, which depend on the fault. The announced rise to EUR 88.20 has not been used in the published prices because it was not in force at the date of checking.
Why this confidence level
High confidence, because the fee is set in law and published by the transport ministry, and the four-item breakdown can be verified by addition against the ministry's total. It stays high despite the uncertainty over the rise to EUR 88.20, because that amount is not in force and the guide publishes what is actually payable today while flagging the other figure openly. The only element that is not administered is the cost of repairs after a failure, which is precisely why no repair figure appears in the published price.
Fee of about EUR 79 including VAT at authorised private centres and EUR 45.00 at a Motorizzazione office
Revisione periodica veicoli (opens in a new tab)
Ministero delle Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti · Public authority · Verified on 22 July 2026
The ministry's own page. It gives the PagoPA tariff code N046 for payment at a Motorizzazione office, sets the first test at four years from registration and every two years thereafter, and warns that in several provinces Motorizzazione offices no longer test light vehicles at all.
Authority5/5
Breakdown of the EUR 79.02: EUR 54.95 fee, EUR 12.09 VAT, EUR 10.20 agency charges and EUR 1.78 payment commission
Nuove tariffe per le revisioni dei veicoli a motore (opens in a new tab)
CNA Roma · Research · Verified on 22 July 2026
A notice from the trade association representing the testing garages, in force since 1 November 2021. It is the only source we found that itemises the amount, and it records that the fee is set in law and so may be neither discounted nor increased.
Authority3/5
Planned rise from EUR 79.02 to EUR 88.20 under an amendment to the Milleproroghe decree
La revisione obbligatoria costerà di più (opens in a new tab)
Automobile Club d'Italia — L'Automobile · Research · Verified on 22 July 2026
The Italian Automobile Club magazine's account of amendment 7.0.1 to bill 1337/2024. Used to explain why many pages online already quote EUR 88.20: the increase was voted through but had not been brought into force at the date of checking, so the amount actually payable is still EUR 79.02.
Authority4/5
Revision history
Verified on 22 July 2026 against the Italian transport ministry's page and the notice issued by the authorised testing garages' association. The EUR 79.02 amount was confirmed and the announced rise to EUR 88.20 was found not yet to be in force.
- 22 July 2026
- 22 July 2026
- 22 October 2026
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