>> pass annual maintenance checks

> Not just any car can be an Uber. It’s a title reserved for safe, high-quality vehicles that are in exceptional condition. In the U.S., the average model year for vehicles on our platform is 2008, and none are from before 2004+.

That does not answer "pass annual maintenance checks". This literally says that it has 10 year old cars on the road that don't have to pass annual maintenance checks. Ouch.