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 legal notice requiring you to get it tested.
We call this a ‘vehicle test notice’.
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
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Cranbourne
Carline Mufflers
2/20 Smethurst Street
Cranbourne
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Dandenong
Global Motorcycles
17 Hazel Avenue
Dandenong
Motorcycles only
Epping
A1 Gas and Automotive Centre
10/58 Willandra Drive
Epping
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Hoppers Crossing
Complete Mechanical Centre
92 Old Geelong Road
Hoppers Crossing
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Moorabbin
Indy Automotive Repairs
2/124 Keys Road
Moorabbin
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Notting Hill
Waverley Exhaust & Brake Centre
577 Blackburn Rd
Notting Hill
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Ringwood
Ace Exhaust Centre
3/7 Heatherdale Rd
Ringwood
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Seaford (near Frankston)
Peninsula Noise Testing
3/ 11 Apsley Place
Seaford
Mike - 0444 526 263
Peter - 0401 144 801
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Tullamarine
Tullamarine Service Centre & Exhaust
24 Carrick Drive
Tullamarine
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Regional Victoria
Bacchus Marsh
Pro Repair Group
16 Gell Street
Bacchus Marsh
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Bairnsdale
GDP Diesel and Automotive
13 Lawless Street
Bairnsdale
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Ballarat
Wendouree Car Service Centre
306 Dowling Street
Wendouree
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Bendigo
Wood Automotive
6/11 Maynard Drive
Epsom
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Geelong
A1 Gas & Automotive Centre
20-22 Birkett Place
South Geelong
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Horsham
GK Autos & Hire
5 Clark Street
Horsham
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Mildura
Mitchell Truck Repairs
363 Benetook Avenue
Mildura
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Shepparton
Pan-o-Market Exhausts
16 Watson Street
Shepparton
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Traralgon
McDonald Automotive Repairs
47 McMahon Street
Traralgon
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Warrnambool
Westcoast Service Centre
87 Rooneys Road
Warrnambool
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Wodonga
Wodonga Exhaust Centre
15 Reid Street
Wodonga
Vehicles below 4.5 tonne, cars and motorcycles
Paying for vehicle noise tests
A vehicle noise test fee is payable directly to the approved motor 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.
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:
- get your vehicle repaired or modified so it does comply with the law and can pass the noise test
- 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.
While the notice remains outstanding, EPA can also fine you if you sell the vehicle without first obtaining permission from us.
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Reviewed 1 November 2023
