As part of the Type Approval process the emissions from motor vehicles are measured in standardised tests. The list of fuel consumption and emission type test values of motor vehicles with a Type Approval are published quarterly for specific vehicle categories.

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Pollutant type test values	Category	Status
of two, three and light four-wheeled vehicles (SV 2.1.1)PDF, 1MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category L: (mopeds, light motorcycles, trikes and quads)	15th March 2024
of passenger vehicles with a maximum of nine seats and caravans (SV 2.2.1)PDF, 6MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category M1: (passenger car, caravan)	15th March 2024
of passenger vehicles with more than nine seats (SV 2.4.1)PDF, 617KB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category M2 and M3: (buses)	15th March 2024
of goods vehicles and other commercial vehicles (SV 2.3.1)PDF, 4MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category N: (HGVs, articulated lorries)	15th March 2024

 

CO2 emission and fuel consumption type test values	Category	Status
of passenger vehicles with a maximum of nine seats and caravans (SV 2.2.2)PDF, 3MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category M1: (passenger car, caravan)	15th March 2024
of goods vehicles and other commercial vehicles with a permissible overall mass up to 3,500 kg (SV 2.3.2)PDF, 2MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category N1: (HGVs, articulated lorries)	15th March 2024

The Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) allocates for each manufacturer a 4-digit numeral code for national purposes. Furthermore, the KBA is the official body for assigning the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI) for German manufacturers. In the official list of manufacturers of motor vehicles and their trailers, the allocated code numbers will be published once a year.

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Publication of manufactuerers of motor vehicles and their trailers	Status
- alphabetical - (SV 3.1)PDF, 1MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	15th January 2024
- numerical - (SV 3.2)PDF, 1MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	15th January 2024

For all vehicles, KBA has allocated type code (TSN) for, the most important data are listed in the official list of manufacturers and types. These will be published half-yearly depending on vehicle category.

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Publication of manufacturers and types	Category	Status
of two-, three- and light four-wheel vehicles (SV 4.1)PDF, 2MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category L	15th February 2024
of the passenger motor vehicles designed and constructed with at least four wheels (SV 4.2)PDF, 4MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category M	15th February 2024
of the transport of goods designed and built vehicles with four wheels (SV 4.3)PDF, 3MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category N	15th February 2024
of the agricultural vehicles (SV 4.4)PDF, 2MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category T	15th February 2024
of the trailers (SV 4.5)PDF, 2MB, File does not meet accessibility standards	Category O	15th February 2024