The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has updated vehicle fitness test fees, introducing an age-based structure that lowers the threshold for higher charges to 10 years. The revised system creates three brackets: 10–15 years, 15–20 years and above 20 years, with fees rising as vehicles age across all categories, according to reports.

The changes, notified under the Central Motor Vehicles (Fifth Amendment) Rules, 2025, mean more vehicles will now fall into higher-fee slabs, which previously began at 15 years. The revised rates apply to motorcycles, three-wheelers, quadricycles, light motor vehicles (LMVs), and medium and heavy commercial vehicles.

For vehicles up to 15 years old, the fitness test fees are now set at Rs 400 for motorcycles, Rs 600 for three-wheelers and LMVs, and Rs

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