German · TÜV / HU
You arrive for your car's inspection: what to say in German
You bring the car for the vehicle inspection.
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How it's done. The TÜV (Hauptuntersuchung, HU) is a mandatory vehicle inspection usually every two years; the plate has a sticker (Plakette) with the year and month.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Guten Tag, ich möchte mein Auto zur Hauptuntersuchung bringen.
GOO-tayn tahk, eekh MYOKH-teh mighn OW-toh tsoor KHOWP-toon-tehr-zoo-khoong BREEN-gayn.
Good day, I'd like to bring my car for the vehicle inspection.
Or say:Guten Tag, meine TÜV-Plakette läuft ab. Ich brauche eine Prüfung.
GOO-tayn tahk, MIGH-neh tyoof-pluh-KEH-teh loyft ahp. Eekh BROW-kheh IGH-neh PRYOO-foong.
THEY SAY
Haben Sie die Fahrzeugpapiere dabei?KHAH-bayn zee dee FAHR-tsoyk-puh-pee-reh duh-BIGH?
Do you have the vehicle papers with you?
They might also say:
Bitte geben Sie mir den Fahrzeugschein.
BEE-teh GEH-bayn zee meer dayn FAHR-tsoyk-shighn.
Please give me the registration document.
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YOU FINISH
Ja, hier sind sie.
Yah, kheer zeent zee.
Yes, here they are.
THEY SAY
Gut. In etwa dreißig Minuten ist die Prüfung fertig.Goot. Een EH-tvuh DRIGH-seekh mee-NOO-tayn eest dee PRYOO-foong FEHR-teekh.
Good. The inspection will be done in about thirty minutes.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “German for life in Germany”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Guten
GOO-tayn
adjective
good (in greetings)
Tag
tahk
noun
day
möchte
MYOKH-teh
verb
would like
Auto
OW-toh
noun
car
Hauptuntersuchung
KHOWP-toon-tehr-zoo-khoong
noun
main vehicle inspection
bringen
BREEN-gayn
verb
to bring
19 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen?
KYOH-nayn zee dahs BEE-teh vee-dehr-KHOH-layn?
Can you repeat that, please?
Können Sie bitte langsamer sprechen?
KYOH-nayn zee BEE-teh LAHNG-zuh-muh SHPREH-khayn?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
Was bedeutet das?
Vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs?
What does this mean?
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