One-Third of Tehran Cars Fail to Receive Technical Inspection Seal

One-third of automobiles in Tehran failed emission and safety tests during the current Iranian year’s first eight months (March 21-Nov. 21), Tehran’s Vehicle Technical Inspection Bureau announced. 
Hossein Moqaddam, CEO of the bureau, noted that during the period under review, 1.05 million vehicles visited the capital's technical inspection centers, 792,000 of which were under four years old and underwent their first technical check, ISNA reported.
“Thirty-one percent of the cars, numbering 325,500, were rejected,” he said.
High emission levels were detected in 14%, wheel misalignment in 9%, shock absorber failure in 4%, brake system problems in 11% and appearance issues were detected in 14% of the tests.