4 Aces Auto Centre inspects your vehicle to ensure it is safe for driving on many different road types. By performing high quality inspections, we are keeping your family safe and reducing preventable accidents.
In addition to a standard vehicle inspection, 4 Aces Auto Centre offers a complete Bumper to Bumper inspection. From aligning tires for better fuel efficiency, to catching exhaust problems before they start, we are the local Peterborough inspection provider to trust.
Don’t put off your vehicle inspection for another day – dial 705-748-4223 and make an appointment with 4 Aces Auto Centre today!
Buying or selling a car, bringing a vehicle into Ontario, or registering a rebuilt vehicle? 4 Aces Auto Centre in Peterborough is a licensed Motor Vehicle Inspection Station (MVIS) providing Ontario Vehicle Safety Inspections and Safety Standards Certificates for cars, SUVs, and light trucks. Book your inspection and get clear, honest results—fast.
A Safety Standards Certificate confirms a vehicle met Ontario’s minimum safety standards on the date of inspection. It’s commonly required to transfer ownership or register certain vehicles.
No. An SSC is not a warranty or full diagnostic. It verifies the vehicle met safety criteria that day; components can still wear or fail later.
Typically 36 days from the date of issue for the purpose of completing a transfer/registration with ServiceOntario.
To transfer ownership to a new owner in Ontario, a valid SSC is generally required. Some private sellers agree the buyer will obtain it—confirm this before sale.
Ontario’s Drive Clean testing ended for most light-duty passenger vehicles years ago. A safety inspection is separate and still required in the scenarios above
Yes—structural corrosion (e.g., on frames, floors, rockers, suspension mounting points) can cause a failure if it compromises safety
Certain active safety-related warning lights (e.g., airbag/SRS, ABS where applicable) and issues with required systems can lead to a fail.
Insufficient tread depth, severe cracking, exposed cords, mismatched sizes (where unsafe), or wrong load/speed ratings can cause a fail.
Making sure your car is safe to drive on the road is our highest priority. A full inspection of your vehicle includes the following: A safety inspection is not a warranty or a full mechanical diagnostic. It confirms the vehicle met safety standards on the day of inspection.
Our inspection follows Ontario safety criteria and checks that the vehicle is in safe mechanical condition at the time of inspection. Major systems we examine include:
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