{"url_path":"/sec/mpaa/10-k/2026/item-9a","section_key":"item-9a","section_title":"Item 9A Controls and Procedures","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-K","doc_date":"2026-06-08","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/918251/0001140361-26-024463-index.html","accession_number":"0001140361-26-024463","cik":"0000918251","ticker":"MPAA","issuer_name":"MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/918251/0001140361-26-024463-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000918251","primary_entity_name":"MOTORCAR PARTS OF AMERICA INC"},"word_count":658,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 9A.\n\nControls and Procedures\n\n \n\nEvaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures\n\n \n\nManagement, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”), Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Chief Accounting Officer (“CAO”), has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a- 15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the “Exchange Act,”) as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K.\n\n \n\nOur disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in the reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO, CFO and CAO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures, and is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Based on this evaluation, our CEO, CFO and CAO have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2026.\n\n \n\nManagement’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting\n\n \n\nManagement is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d- 15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.\n\n \n\nManagement assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2026 using the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in Internal Control—Integrated Framework (2013). Based on its assessment, our management, including our CEO and CFO, has concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of March 31, 2026.\n\n \n\nThe effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of March 31, 2026 has been audited by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young LLP. Their assessment is included in the accompanying Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.\n\n \n\nChange in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting\n\n \n\nThere was no change in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) identified in connection with the evaluation of our internal control performed during the period covered by this report, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.\n\n \n\n51\n\n[Table of Contents](#tableOfContents0)\n\nInherent Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls\n\n \n\nManagement recognizes that a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud or error, if any, have been detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of a simple error or mistake.\n\n \n\nAdditionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all potential future conditions; over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with policies or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected."}