New Mexico
What is the counties where testing is required for New Mexico?
For New Mexico, counties where testing is required is Bernalillo county; program / authority is Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board, verified against its source on 2026-08-24.
(2) Commuter vehicles: All motor vehicles that are more than four years old and are driven into, operated, or are otherwise present in Bernalillo county for 60 or more days per year but are registered in another county or state shall comply with 20.11.100 NMAC.
— srca.nm.gov, retrieved 2026-08-24
- State
- New Mexico our reading
- Counties where testing is required
- Bernalillo county verified
- Program / authority
- Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board
- How often
- Every motor vehicle, as defined in 20.11.100.7 NMAC, shall be inspected biennially also on this page
- Vehicles covered / exempt
- (1) all new motor vehicles for four years following initial registration from the date of the manufacturer’s certificate of origin (MCO); (2) vehicles that are fueled by a mixture of gasoline and oil for purposes of lubrication; (3) motor vehicles that are used for legally sanctioned competition and not operated on public streets and highways; (4) implements of husbandry, or road machinery not regularly operated on public streets and highways; (5) other vehicles that are not regularly operated on public streets and highways after providing satisfactory proof to the program manager; (6) vehicles leased by a leasing company whose place of business is Bernalillo county to a person who resides outside of Bernalillo county; however, an exemption shall not be granted if the person resides in an area, that has an EPA-required vehicle inspection program; (7) vehicles that are 35 years old or older; also on this page
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
The same source also states
20.11.100.14 SHEDULING OF INSPECTIONS: A. Inspection and registration: Every motor vehicle, as defined in 20.11.100.7 NMAC, shall be inspected biennially unless it is determined to emit quantities of CO or HC between 75% and 100% of its maximum allowable standard listed in Table I of Subsection A of 20.11.100.17 NMAC, in which case it shall be issued a provisional pass certificate good only for a one year registration and shall be required to be inspected again the following year prior to registration.
— srca.nm.gov, retrieved 2026-08-24
The same source also states
B. Exempt vehicles: (1) all new motor vehicles for four years following initial registration from the date of the manufacturer’s certificate of origin (MCO); (2) vehicles that are fueled by a mixture of gasoline and oil for purposes of lubrication; (3) motor vehicles that are used for legally sanctioned competition and not operated on public streets and highways; (4) implements of husbandry, or road machinery not regularly operated on public streets and highways; (5) other vehicles that are not regularly operated on public streets and highways after providing satisfactory proof to the program manager; (6) vehicles leased by a leasing company whose place of business is Bernalillo county to a person who resides outside of Bernalillo county; however, an exemption shall not be granted if the person resides in an area, that has an EPA-required vehicle inspection program; (7) vehicles that are 35 years old or older;
— srca.nm.gov, retrieved 2026-08-24
Source
- srca.nm.govhttps://www.srca.nm.gov/parts/title20/20.011.0100.html