STATE INSPECTION PROGRAM EVALUATION AND DATA ANALYSIS. VOLUME I. SUMMARY REPORT

During the period 1972-1973, NHTSA conducted a vehicle condition survey covering 10,003 vehicles in 6 states. Under contracts DOT-HS-5-01162 and DOT-HS-6-01338, ASGI has been responsible for the performance of a comprehensive statistical analysis of this survey data. The primary objective of this analysis was to determine if state motor vehicle inspection (MVIP) is a significant factor influencing in-use vehicle condition and to estimate the magnitude of this influence. Overall the analysis results indicated that state MVIP does reduce vehicle component outages. Furthermore, a rigorous (i.e. many components inspected) semiannual inspection program as in Pennsylvania produces lower component outage rates than in the annual MVIP survey states (Missouri and Texas) and the random MVIP state (California).

• Supplemental Notes:
  • See also Volume 2, PB-263 556.
• Corporate Authors:

  Automated Sciences Group, Incorporated

  8555 16th Street, Suite 713
  Silver Spring, MD  United States  20910

  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  Office of Vehicle Research, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Hatch, W
  • DeArmon, J
  • Louie, C
• Publication Date: 1976-12

Media Info

• Pagination: 21 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data analysis; Data collection; Evaluation; Failure; Inspection; Mathematical analysis; Motor vehicles; Policy; Regression analysis; States; Statistical analysis; Surveys; Traffic safety
• Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Policy; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00151241
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: DOT-HS-802-149 Final Rpt., ASGI-TR-76-18-Vol-1
• Contract Numbers: DOT-HS-5-01162
• Files: NTIS, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 13 1977 12:00AM