Noisy vehicle reports can be made by members of Victoria Police or EPA officers. If your vehicle is reported for being noisy, EPA may send you a letter requiring you to get it tested.
We call this letter a ‘Notice to have vehicle tested – exhaust noise’.
To book a noise test for your vehicle, phone an approved vehicle noise tester.
Approved vehicle testers for noise
Greater Melbourne
Altona North
Tidd Bros Exhausts
2/216 Blackshaws Road
Altona North
All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Campbellfield
A1 Gas & Automotive
13A Truck City Drive
Campbellfield
Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Dandenong
Daalder Exhausts
1 Lonsdale Street
Dandenong
Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Hoppers Crossing
Complete Mechanical Centre
92 Old Geelong Road
Hoppers Crossing
Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Moorabbin
Indy Automotive Repairs
2/124 Keys Road
Moorabbin
Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Notting Hill
Waverley Exhaust & Brake Centre
577 Blackburn Rd
Notting Hill
Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Ringwood
Ace Exhaust Centre
3/7 Heatherdale Rd
Ringwood
Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Tullamarine
Tullamarine Service Centre & Exhaust
24 Carrick Drive
Tullamarine
Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Wattle Glen
A1 Gas & Automotive
170 Kangaroo Ground-Wattle Glen Rd
Wattle Glen
Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Regional Victoria
Bacchus Marsh
Pro Repair Group
16 Gell Street
Bacchus Marsh
Cars, light commercial vehicles, motorcycles
Ballarat
Wendouree Car Service Centre
306 Dowling Street
Wendouree
All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Bendigo
Wood Automotive
6/11 Maynard Drive
Epsom
All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Geelong
Neil Corstorphan Motors
19–21 Wattle Park Ave
Moolap
All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Horsham
GK Autos & Hire
5 Clark Street
Horsham
All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Mildura
Mitchell Truck Repairs
363 Benetook Avenue
Mildura
All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Warrnambool
Westcoast Service Centre
87 Rooneys Road
Warrnambool
All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
Wodonga
Wodgonga Exhaust Centre
70 Church Street
Wodonga
All vehicles (below 4.5 tonnes)
How much vehicle noise tests cost
The vehicle noise test fee is $74.05 plus GST (5 fee units).
Vehicle noise test fees are paid directly to the approved vehicle noise tester, not to EPA.
Note that the vehicle noise test fee does not include the cost of any repairs that your vehicle may need.
How we calculate fees and fines
What happens after the vehicle noise test
If your vehicle complies with noise laws
If your vehicle complies with the law on vehicle noise, the tester will give you a certificate of compliance.
We won’t refund the test cost if your vehicle does comply with the law on vehicle noise.
If your vehicle doesn't comply with noise laws
If your vehicle doesn’t pass the vehicle noise, you must:
1. Get your vehicle repaired or modified so it does comply with the law and can pass the noise test.
2. Book and pay for another noise test from an approved vehicle noise tester.
You are not obliged to arrange for repairs from the same mechanic who conducts the noise test.
Certificates of compliance
If you don’t get the certificate of compliance by the due date, EPA can:
- fine you
- suspend your vehicle registration.
We can also fine you if you sell the vehicle without getting a certificate of compliance.
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Reviewed 22 January 2021
