Maryland State Inspection Class A Question and
Answer [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | A+
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• Class A vehicles -✓✓ Passenger vehicles, limos, trailers without air brakes,
trucks under 10,000 lbs, low speed vehicles, and MPV except 3 wheeled.
• Class B vehicles -✓✓ any trailer, including those with air brakes.
• Class C vehicles -✓✓ trucks, tractors, busses, other vehicles all over 10,000 lbs.
• Class D vehicles -✓✓ any combination of class b and class c vehicles.
• Class F vehicles -✓✓ Fleet vehines (15 or more)
• Class M vehicles -✓✓ motorcycles or other 3 wheeled vehicles, and trailers 20ft
or less without air brakes
• Class R vehicles -✓✓ Recreational motor homes and converted busses
• Class T vehicles -✓✓ Any trailers up to 10,000lbs that do NOT have air brakes
• Class G vehicles -✓✓ any vehicle combination of class R and class T
• Operating hours -✓✓ Must be open from 8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday.
, • Inspector requirements -✓✓ At least 18 yrs old, minimum of 12 months auto
repair knowledge, vaild drivers license, and subject to random examinations.
• Registered mechanics -✓✓ Only to be registered at one authorized inspection
station full time.
• Minor repairs -✓✓ Can be done in the inspection area, as long as the area can be
readily cleared for an inspection.
• Station must have -✓✓ a level, hard concrete or cement surface with no more
than 1% slope at any angle/direction.
• Inspection bay must be -✓✓ clear of machinery, displays, benches, etc that can
cause a hazard.
• Drive on lifts -✓✓ are not allowed in the inspection bay.
• Inspection bays need to have -✓✓ 2 conves mirrors with a minimum diamete of
12 inches, one for the left rear and one for the right front.
• Inspection stations need to have -✓✓ drum micrometer, disc micrometer, ball
joint checkers, 2 jack stands, 1 floor jack, window tint meter, tire pressure gauge,
tread depth gauge, screwdriver, and a 25 foot measuring tape.
• Ball joint checker must be able to -✓✓ take measurments in 0.001 of an inch.
• Drum micrometer must be able to -✓✓ take measurments in 0.005 of an inch.
Answer [2026] | UPDATED ACTUAL Exam | A+
Verified
• Class A vehicles -✓✓ Passenger vehicles, limos, trailers without air brakes,
trucks under 10,000 lbs, low speed vehicles, and MPV except 3 wheeled.
• Class B vehicles -✓✓ any trailer, including those with air brakes.
• Class C vehicles -✓✓ trucks, tractors, busses, other vehicles all over 10,000 lbs.
• Class D vehicles -✓✓ any combination of class b and class c vehicles.
• Class F vehicles -✓✓ Fleet vehines (15 or more)
• Class M vehicles -✓✓ motorcycles or other 3 wheeled vehicles, and trailers 20ft
or less without air brakes
• Class R vehicles -✓✓ Recreational motor homes and converted busses
• Class T vehicles -✓✓ Any trailers up to 10,000lbs that do NOT have air brakes
• Class G vehicles -✓✓ any vehicle combination of class R and class T
• Operating hours -✓✓ Must be open from 8am to 4pm, Monday through Friday.
, • Inspector requirements -✓✓ At least 18 yrs old, minimum of 12 months auto
repair knowledge, vaild drivers license, and subject to random examinations.
• Registered mechanics -✓✓ Only to be registered at one authorized inspection
station full time.
• Minor repairs -✓✓ Can be done in the inspection area, as long as the area can be
readily cleared for an inspection.
• Station must have -✓✓ a level, hard concrete or cement surface with no more
than 1% slope at any angle/direction.
• Inspection bay must be -✓✓ clear of machinery, displays, benches, etc that can
cause a hazard.
• Drive on lifts -✓✓ are not allowed in the inspection bay.
• Inspection bays need to have -✓✓ 2 conves mirrors with a minimum diamete of
12 inches, one for the left rear and one for the right front.
• Inspection stations need to have -✓✓ drum micrometer, disc micrometer, ball
joint checkers, 2 jack stands, 1 floor jack, window tint meter, tire pressure gauge,
tread depth gauge, screwdriver, and a 25 foot measuring tape.
• Ball joint checker must be able to -✓✓ take measurments in 0.001 of an inch.
• Drum micrometer must be able to -✓✓ take measurments in 0.005 of an inch.
