The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines allow up to two monitors to be in a "not ready" state for model year 1996 through 2000 vehicles and one monitor "not ready" for 2001 or newer model year vehicles.

How many monitors can be not ready in NY?

A vehicle will fail the (NYVIP2) OBD II inspection if enough monitors are reported as “Not Ready.” Generally, OBD II vehicles from model year 1996 to model year 2000, inclusive, will fail when more than 2 monitors are set as “Not Ready;” while model year 2001 and newer vehicles will fail when more than 1 monitor is ...

Can I pass NYS inspection with EVAP not ready?

Turns out IN NYS you can still pass emissions inspection with ECU monitors in a not ready status.