Ontario handbook · chapter 9 · 80 min read

Maintaining your vehicle

Your Vehicle

All motor vehicles on Ontario roads must be registered, insured and maintained to meet certain basic safety standards. If you own a vehicle, you are responsible for making sure it meets the requirements. People who buy and sell vehicles also have certain responsibilities.

• Maintaining your vehicle (https://www.ontario.ca/document/official-mto-drivers- handbook/maintaining-your-vehicle)
• Vehicle insurance and registration (https://www.ontario.ca/document/official-mto- drivers-handbook/vehicle-insurance-and-registration)
• Buying or selling a used vehicle (https://www.ontario.ca/page/buy-or-sell-used-vehicle- ontario)
• Towing (https://www.ontario.ca/document/official-mto-drivers-handbook/towing)
• Test yourself - Sample knowledge test questions (https://www.ontario.ca/document/official-mto-drivers-handbook/test-yourself-sample- knowledge-test-questions)

Maintaining your vehicle

It is illegal to drive a vehicle in dangerous condition. But maintaining your vehicle also makes sense from an economic point of view: it can mean better gas mileage and a better price when you sell it. Maintaining your vehicle also helps to protect the environment.

A police officer or Ministry of Transportation inspector can examine your vehicle, its equipment and any trailer attached to it, at any time. If the vehicle is found to be unsafe, it may be taken off the road until the problem is fixed.