Regulations on the term of use of motor vehicles from 2025

Lao Dong Newspaper Legal Consulting Office replied:

Article 40 of the Law on Road Traffic Safety and Order 2024 (effective from January 1, 2025) stipulates the term of use of motor vehicles as follows:

1. The useful life of a motor vehicle is calculated from the year of manufacture until December 31 of the year the useful life expires.

2. The service life of a modified vehicle is specified as follows:

a) If a vehicle with a term of use is converted into a vehicle without a term of use, the regulations on the term of use of the vehicle before the conversion shall apply;

b) Vehicles without a usage period that are converted into vehicles with a usage period shall be subject to the regulations on the vehicle's usage period after conversion;

c) Passenger cars with a permitted capacity of 9 or more people (excluding the driver), specialized passenger cars converted into cargo cars (including specialized cargo cars); four-wheeled passenger cars with engines converted into four-wheeled cargo cars with engines shall be subject to the regulations on the age of the vehicle after conversion.

Thus, from 2025, the usage period of motor vehicles is regulated as above.