 Vehicle Standards Compliance Amendment (2025)
12 Month WoF & CoF 31 July 2025 Annual WoFs for vintage vehicles is common sense The NZ Federation of Motoring Clubs (FoMC) is celebrating the announcement from the Minister of Transport that vintage vehicles and motorcycles aged over 40 years will only need to obtain a Warrant of Fitness (WoF) once a year from Monday, 1st September 2025. FoMC President Garry Jackson says “This is a common-sense decision that will benefit some 128,000 owners of 40 year and older vehicles. Vintage vehicles are well-maintained by enthusiast owners and do much lower annual mileages compared to newer vehicles built from 2000-on, but up until now required WoF’s every six months compared with those newer vehicles with annual tests. This was an anomaly that not only didn’t make sense to owners but also resulted in considerable increased costs and inconvenience.” “The Federation has campaigned for this change for several years, and feedback from clubs and vintage vehicle owners shows this was the number one issue they wanted addressed,” Mr Jackson says. Data on WoF inspections shows that vehicles aged over 40 years have the lowest WoF failure rate than any other decade, even lower than vehicles under 10 years of age. Crash statistics also show that very few vehicles aged over 40 are involved in serious crashes where vehicle condition is a contributing factor. Ministry of Transport statistics shows that cars aged over 40 years travel just 2,852 km per annum on average compared to 10,136 km for vehicles already subject to an annual WoF. An FoMC nationwide survey in 2024 showed that some classic vehicles travel just a few hundred kilometres between 6-monthly WoFs,” Mr Jackson added. The government’s announcement also includes 12 month Certificate of Fitness (CoF) terms for privately owned heavy motorhomes, extended from 6-monthly currently. This major initiative has long-been sought by Federation member "The NZ Motor Caravan Association (MCA)". Mr Jackson says. “Like vintage cars and motorcycles, but unlike rental campervans for example, private motorhomes also do low annual mileages. CoFs are more expensive and there are also fewer CoF testing stations so it can be quite time-consuming for owners to obtain them. This sensible change will save private motorhome owners a lot of time and several hundred dollars a year.” The Federation of Motoring Clubs was founded in 1995 and comprises 151 clubs, including the Vintage Car Club of NZ, the NZ Hot Rod Association, and the NZ Motor Caravan Association. The total reach of the Federation is almost 300 clubs and branches, comprising 142,895 members and 126,095 vehicles. Further, and importantly, in 2024 the Federation published NZ’s first ever Historic and Classic Vehicle Research Survey which quantified the strength of the sector in terms of the number of owners and vehicles, and the headline grabbing figure of a total economic footprint of $16.5 Billion. President Garry Jackson adds …. “We have no doubt that today’s Government announcements in many ways recognise the strength that the sector represents in NZ”. ENDS
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