Inspection Trends
Year-over-year trends in FMCSA roadside inspections including volume, out-of-service rates, inspection levels, and total violations cited. Current year data is partial.
Total Inspections
8,320,180
Overall OOS Rate
18.4%
Total Violations
13,458,455
HazMat Inspections
41,738
Annual Inspection Data
5 years of roadside inspection records
Inspection Trends by Year
fmcsa-inspections
| Year | Inspections | OOS | OOS Rate | Violations | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | HazMat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 766,658 | 157,033 | 20.5% | 1,352,543 | 190,927 | 279,669 | 275,052 | 6,088 |
| 2025 | 2,958,161 | 565,597 | 19.1% | 4,952,722 | 760,406 | 1,039,543 | 1,066,282 | 10,775 |
| 2024 | 2,688,423 | 479,295 | 17.8% | 4,207,641 | 713,681 | 941,515 | 938,340 | 12,206 |
| 2023 | 1,884,950 | 327,976 | 17.4% | 2,905,036 | 536,564 | 642,260 | 637,721 | 11,851 |
| 2020 | 21,988 | 4,426 | 20.1% | 40,513 | 6,737 | 7,512 | 7,178 | 818 |
Data sources & freshness
FMCSA Vehicle Inspection File
Inspection data is generated from a 24-hour old database. Current year data is partial and will increase as the year progresses. Only Levels 1, 2, and 3 are broken out; Levels 4–6 are included in the total but not shown separately.
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