The present invention provides a method for inspecting and for maintaining an automotive vehicle (26) including at least one actuator (4) controlled by at least one electronic computer (2), of the monitoring means (20). The inspection and maintenance method including the following steps: a) coupling the monitoring means (20); b) interrogating the computer (2), in the case that an anomaly is present in at least one computer (4), then the method includes the following steps: c) identifying the faulty actuator (4); d) launching a battery of tests including: ) reading the predefined values; 2) applying a control signal (22) to the actuator (4); 3) measuring the actuation parameters of the actuator (4); 4) analysing the results; e) proposing new parameters; f) applying the control signal (22) with the new parameters; g) recording the new parameters in the electronic computer (2).