Motor vehicle inspection with NTSA

Steps

1. Log in to the NTSA Service Portal through eCitizen to book the inspection.
2. Apply for inspection and choose the type: New, Annual, Compliance or Change of particulars. Pay the fee on the portal.
3. Take the vehicle to the NTSA inspection centre you booked.
4. If the vehicle passes, the inspector gives you an inspection sticker and an inspection report. If it fails, you get a defect report listing the repairs needed.

Who can apply

• Public service vehicles (matatus, buses), commercial vehicles and school vehicles: inspection by NTSA once every year, whatever the vehicle's age.
• Other vehicles, private or government-owned, older than four years from the date of manufacture: once a year under the 2026 rules (see the note on private cars below).