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mandatory vehicle inspection; periodic car inspection
The legally required periodic safety inspection that all registered vehicles in Japan must undergo. For a private passenger car, the first inspection comes three years after purchase and then every two years.
Short for 自動車検査 (motor vehicle inspection). In Japan, 車検 is mandatory and quite expensive, often costing over 100,000 yen including taxes and fees. Common collocations: 車検を通す (to pass inspection), 車検が切れる (inspection expires), 車検に出す (to take in for inspection), 車検費用 (inspection cost). Driving with an expired 車検 is illegal.
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新車 (new car)