Wisconsin Vehicle Inspection Program - 2005 - 2006 Annual Report

Network Summary All Tests - 2005

Station	Aborts	Fail	Pass	Voids	Waivers	Grand Total	Waiver Rate	% of Volume	Tests Per Lane
West Bend	2,853	3,930	35,807	18	40	42,648	1.2%	5.8%	14,216
Waukesha North	3,670	6,285	65,721	17	75	75,768	1.4%	10.2%	25,256
Milwaukee South	7,819	10,231	74,039	32	56	92,177	0.7%	12.5%	18,435
Cedarburg	1,938	3,217	27,885	7	35	33,082	1.3%	4.5%	16,541
Milwaukee North	8,183	11,564	72,326	35	173	92,281	1.9%	12.5%	18,456
Milwaukee Central	11,796	14,398	63,061	61	165	89,481	1.5%	12.1%	17,896
West Allis	5,351	6,830	80,778	36	103	93,098	1.9%	12.6%	18,620
Racine	5,547	7,358	43,767	11	33	56,716	0.6%	7.7%	18,905
Kenosha	6,537	8,766	47,756	36	79	63,174	1.2%	8.5%	21,058
Burlington	1,939	2,590	18,447	3	13	22,992	0.6%	3.1%	11,496
Sheboygan	3,428	4,750	38,766	11	344	47,299	9.5%	6.4%	15,766
Waukesha South	2,361	3,018	24,694	18	36	30,127	1.5%	4.1%	7,532
TAC South	135	104	381	4	14	638
TAC North	128	12	235	3	7	385
Grand Total	61,685	83,053	593,663	292	1173	739,866	1.8%	100.0%	17,206

* Milwaukee North has 6 available lanes but uses 6th lane infrequently. Used 5 as the divisor.

Network Summary All Tests - 2006

Station	Aborts	Fail	Pass	Voids	Waivers	Grand Total	Waiver Rate	% of Volume	Tests Per Lane*
West Bend	2,527	3,797	36,699	21	25	43,069	0.8%	5.8%	14,356
Waukesha North	3,673	6,157	66,359	28	38	76,255	0.7%	10.3%	25,418
Milwaukee South	7,259	11,047	76,445	40	63	94,854	0.7%	12.8%	18,971
Cedarburg	1,852	2,710	28,824	9	20	33,415	0.9%	4.5%	16,708
Milwaukee North	7,528	10,568	73,233	53	125	91,507	1.5%	12.4%	18,301
Milwaukee Central	10,642	13,554	62,448	53	91	86,788	0.9%	11.7%	17,358
West Allis	5,175	7,237	82,327	27	89	94,855	1.5%	12.8%	18,971
Racine	4,455	6,251	43,760	13	23	54,502	0.5%	7.4%	18,167
Kenosha	5,639	7,967	48,503	25	53	62,187	0.9%	8.4%	20,729
Burlington	1,699	2,539	18,555		16	22,809	0.8%	3.1%	11,405
Sheboygan	3,088	4,593	39,406	15	276	47,378	7.5%	6.4%	15,793
Waukesha South	1,873	2,898	26,176	9	22	30,978	0.9%	4.2%	7,745
TAC South	103	55	380	10	9	557
TAC North	128	21	192	3	7	351
Grand Total	55,641	79,394	603,307	306	857	739,505	1.4%	100.0%	17,198

* Milwaukee North has 6 available lanes but uses 6th lane infrequently. Used 5 as the divisor.

Executive Summary- 2005 | Executive Summary - 2006

Executive Summary- 2005

The Wisconsin Vehicle Inspection Program tested conducted 739,866 tests. This includes vehicles with final results of Pass, Fail, Abort, Void or Waived. The overall failure rate was 12.3%.
The West Allis station conducted the most tests, 93,098, or 12.6% of the program’s overall test volume. The Waukesha North station had the highest throughput at 25,256 tests/lane.
Burlington tested the fewest vehicles with 22,992, or 3.1% of the volume. Waukesha South had the lowest throughput with 7,531 tests/lane.
On a monthly basis, July had the highest test volume for the year, 83,529 and December had the least volume with 60,383 tests. The average monthly test volume was 75,184.
The total number of waivers issued was 1,173, or 1.8% of the initial failed inspection volume.
The total number of aborted tests was 61,685.
The total number of IM240 inspections (pass/fail) was 258,149, the total number of idle inspections (pass/fail) was 6,858 and the total number of OBDII inspections (pass/fail) was 404,620. The total number of gas cap inspections (pass/fail) was 614,719.
The initial failure rate for IM240 inspections (all vehicle categories) was 14.2%; retest failure rate was 47.4%; and overall IM240 failure rate was 18.7%.
The initial failure rate for idle inspections (all vehicle categories) was 10.7%; retest failure rate was 38.8% and overall idle failure rate was 13.4%.
The gas cap pressure test, performed on model year 1971 and newer vehicles had an overall failure rate of 3.0%.
The initial failure rate for OBDII inspections (all vehicle categories) was 6.5%, retest failure rate was 7.0% and overall failure rate was 6.5%.
The average repair cost for vehicles failing the initial test and passing the first retest was $276.
The number of registration renewals processed at the test stations was 270,906. The highest month for processed renewals was 7,387.

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All Tests - 2005

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Executive Summary - 2006

The total number of tests conducted was 739,505. This includes vehicles with final results of Pass, Fail, Abort or Waived. The overall failure rate was 11.63%
The test station that tested the most vehicles was West Allis with 94,855 tests, or 13.7% of the volume. The test station that tested the most vehicles per lane was Waukesha North with 25,418 tests/lane.
Conversely, Burlington tested the fewest vehicles with 22,809, or 3.1% of the volume. The test station that tested the least number of vehicles per available lane was Waukesha South with 7,744 tests/lane.
March had the highest test volume for the year 70,469 and December had the least volume 47,316. The monthly average for inspections was 62,895.
The total number of waivers issued was 857, or 1.4% of the initial failed inspection volume.
The total number of aborted tests was 55,641.
The total number of IM240 inspections (pass/fail) was 252,000, the total number of idle inspections (pass/fail) was 7,399 and the total number of OBDII inspections (pass/fail) was 415,467. The total number of gas cap inspections. (pass/fail) was 626,587.
The initial failure rate for IM240 inspections (all vehicle categories) was 12.6%; retest failure rate was 45.8%; and overall IM240 failure rate was 16.5%.
The initial failure rate for idle inspections (all vehicle categories) was 10.1%; retest failure rate was 43.3% and overall idle failure rate was 13.2%.
The gas cap pressure test, performed on 1971 and newer vehicles had an overall failure rate of 3.2% in 2006.
The initial failure rate for OBDII inspections (all vehicle categories) was 6.9%, retest failure rate was 7.0% and overall failure rate was 6.9%.
The average repair cost for vehicles failing the initial test and passing the first retest after repairs was $282.
The number of registration renewals processed at the test stations was 281,500. The highest month for processed renewals was March.

Network Summary
All Tests - 2006

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