# Out of service: Dot Inspection Outcomes

> The median published figure in the Dot Inspection Outcomes is 19.95 percent across 10 figures from 2 sources' own pages (range 3.80 to 24.80 percent), read 12 October 2026.

Walkvo · https://walkvo.com/datasets/dot-inspection-outcomes/ · computed 2026-10-19

**Median published figure:** 19.95 % (range 3.8 to 24.8 %; 10 sources with a figure; 2 of 5 sources read publish one).

2 of the 5 named sources read in full publish a figure; 3 publish none, read 12 October 2026.

The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 19.95 percent across 10).

## By year and level and violation-group

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| year 2019 | 17.9 % | 17.9 to 17.9 % | 1 |
| year 2020 | 20.9 % | 20.9 to 20.9 % | 1 |
| year 2021 | 16.5 % | 16.5 to 16.5 % | 1 |
| year 2026 | 19 % | 19 to 19 % | 1 |
| level I | 24.8 % | 24.8 to 24.8 % | 1 |
| level II | 22.2 % | 22.2 to 22.2 % | 1 |
| level III | 6.5 % | 6.5 to 6.5 % | 1 |
| level V | 3.8 % | 3.8 to 3.8 % | 1 |
| level I-II-V-combined | 23.5 % | 23.5 to 23.5 % | 1 |
| violation-group brake-systems | 24.3 % | 24.3 to 24.3 % | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/) | 24.8 % | I | 2026-10-12 |
| [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/) | 24.3 % | brake-systems | 2026-10-12 |
| [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/) | 23.5 % | I-II-V-combined | 2026-10-12 |
| [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/) | 22.2 % | II | 2026-10-12 |
| [CVSA International Roadcheck results](https://cvsa.org/programs/international-roadcheck/international-roadcheck-results/) | 20.9 % | 2020 | 2026-10-12 |
| [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/) | 19 % | 2026 | 2026-10-12 |
| [CVSA International Roadcheck results](https://cvsa.org/programs/international-roadcheck/international-roadcheck-results/) | 17.9 % | 2019 | 2026-10-12 |
| [CVSA International Roadcheck results](https://cvsa.org/programs/international-roadcheck/international-roadcheck-results/) | 16.5 % | 2021 | 2026-10-12 |
| [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/) | 6.5 % | III | 2026-10-12 |
| [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/) | 3.8 % | V | 2026-10-12 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (10)

- [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/), read 2026-10-12: "Level I 31,241 7,752 24.8% 1,639 5.2%"
- [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/), read 2026-10-12: "Inspectors identified 3,379 out-of-service brake system violations, 24.3% of all vehicle out-of-service violations."
- [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/), read 2026-10-12: "Inspectors conducted 44,047 Level I, II and V Inspections and placed 10,350 vehicles or combinations (23.5%) out of service after finding 13,924 out-of-service vehicle violations."
- [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/), read 2026-10-12: "Level II 11,502 2,549 22.2% 857 7.5%"
- [CVSA International Roadcheck results](https://cvsa.org/programs/international-roadcheck/international-roadcheck-results/), read 2026-10-12: "The overall vehicle out-of-service rate in North America, for Level I, II and V Inspections combined, was 20.9%."
- [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/), read 2026-10-12: "On the other hand, 10,350 commercial motor vehicles (19%) and 3,184 drivers (5.8%) were placed out of service."
- [CVSA International Roadcheck results](https://cvsa.org/programs/international-roadcheck/international-roadcheck-results/), read 2026-10-12: "That’s a 17.9% overall vehicle out-of-service rate and a 4.2% driver out-of-service rate."
- [CVSA International Roadcheck results](https://cvsa.org/programs/international-roadcheck/international-roadcheck-results/), read 2026-10-12: "Inspectors removed 6,710 commercial motor vehicles and 2,080 drivers from roadways – a 16.5% vehicle and 5.3% driver out-of-service rate."
- [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/), read 2026-10-12: "Level III 10,528 N/A N/A 688 6.5%"
- [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/), read 2026-10-12: "Level V 1,304 49 3.8% N/A N/A"

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [CVSA out-of-service criteria](https://cvsa.org/programs/out-of-service-criteria/), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [FMCSA commercial motor vehicle facts](https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/data-and-statistics/commercial-motor-vehicle-facts), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [FMCSA Top 30% OOS calculation (HMSP)](https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/how-top-30-oos-hazmat-violations-and-crash-ratings-calculated-hmsp), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 2 of the 5 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 3 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 2 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source for each breakdown it prices, in % (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences for one breakdown), so a page that gives figures for several breakdowns gives one for each and N counts 10 figures, never sentences; 6 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): the out-of-service rate by inspection level, by violation group and by year, computed from FMCSA's inspection files beside CVSA's own published Roadcheck results, so the annual enforcement baseline and the three-day blitz are read against each other - the gap between them is the finding nobody publishes; the vehicle rate and the driver rate carried separately because they move in opposite directions; the leading OOS violation per year and its share

## Sources

- [CVSA International Roadcheck results](https://cvsa.org/programs/international-roadcheck/international-roadcheck-results/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [CVSA 2026 International Roadcheck results release](https://cvsa.org/news/2026-roadcheck-results/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [CVSA out-of-service criteria](https://cvsa.org/programs/out-of-service-criteria/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [FMCSA commercial motor vehicle facts](https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/safety/data-and-statistics/commercial-motor-vehicle-facts) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [FMCSA Top 30% OOS calculation (HMSP)](https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/how-top-30-oos-hazmat-violations-and-crash-ratings-calculated-hmsp) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [FMCSA A&I roadside inspection OOS rates](https://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/EnforcementPrograms/Inspections?type=OOSRates) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [FMCSA A&I hazmat OOS rates](https://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/EnforcementPrograms/HazMat?type=OSSRates) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The median published figure in the Dot Inspection Outcomes is 19.95 percent across 10 figures from 2 sources' own pages (range 3.80 to 24.80 percent), read 12 October 2026.
- 2 of the 5 named sources read in full publish a figure; 3 publish none, read 12 October 2026.
- Dot Inspection Outcomes, year 2021: median 16.50 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Dot Inspection Outcomes, year 2020: median 20.90 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Dot Inspection Outcomes, year 2019: median 17.90 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Dot Inspection Outcomes, year 2026: median 19 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Dot Inspection Outcomes, level I: median 24.80 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Dot Inspection Outcomes, level II: median 22.20 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Dot Inspection Outcomes, level III: median 6.50 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Dot Inspection Outcomes, level V: median 3.80 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Dot Inspection Outcomes, level I-II-V-combined: median 23.50 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- Dot Inspection Outcomes, violation-group brake-systems: median 24.30 percent across 1 source, read 12 October 2026.
- The median is unchanged since 26 September 2026 (was 19.95 percent across 10).

Cite as: "Walkvo Dot Inspection Outcomes", updated 2026-10-19, https://walkvo.com/datasets/dot-inspection-outcomes/.

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