You will have to check with your city and state to see what the regulations are. I have lived in Alabama all my life and we dont have annual inspections to do on our cars so we can run straight pipes with no catylic converters if we want, but if we get caught, we get fined. So check with a local mechanic shop where you live and they should be able to answer your question.
That car is available in the eight states that use California's emissions standards. It looks like they're using the car to help them meet some strange "average emissions" test.
Get it fixed.
Yes if it is emissions related.
It would be illegal to drive the car if it does meet the state emissions standards.
If you are asking this question then your car probably needs an emission test
In the state of Georgia, an emissions test must be passed in order to buy or sell a car. If a dealer sells a car to a customer and it fails emissions, the dealer is responsible for it.
When one is looking to learn how to do an emissions test on a car the best place for them is the online website Youtube. Youtube offers many great tutorial videos for free.
Probably fix what's wrong.
The catalytic converter is most probably broken
Fabricate metal to meet your needs or import parts
Problems with the oxygen sensors are quite likely to cause emissions test problems. The car computer cannot properly adjust the air/fuel mixture to regulate the emissions.
Any Midas of Pep boys location you can get your car tested for free.