Whole-Vehicle Testing (Cars, Trucks, Buses, and Trailers)

Streamlined Approval Process for Vehicle Testing

Manufacturers of motor vehicles such as cars, trucks, buses, or trailers, must comply with numerous domestic and international standards and requirements. TÜV Rheinland’s automotive experts ensure that your vehicles and their systems and components meet regulatory standards and clear way for your approval. We test your vehicles in accordance with EU directives such as 2007/46/EC and more.

Benefits at a Glance

With TÜV Rheinland's testing and certification services for vehicles, you:

  • Ensure that your vehicles meet domestic and European legal requirements, such as Directive 2007/46/EC
  • Can market your vehicles in the global marketplace
  • Benefit from our one-stop service from documentation and inspections to reports and certificates
  • Profit from our close collaboration with a range of regulatory authorities, such as motor vehicle approval authorities, and our network of experts at home and abroad

Our Services for the Vehicle Approval Process

Our experts can provide certification and testing services for your vehicles and automotive systems and components. This includes:

  • Support throughout the approval process, from initial assessment to final approval
  • Perform all tasks in our technology centers or at your site
  • Conduct trials and analyze the results in detail
  • Help understand regulations, especially for new technologies
  • Advise and assist with the conformity of production process (COP)
  • Monitor approval deadlines for introducing new or modified regulations
  • Help obtain special approvals in accordance with road traffic approval regulations (StVZ0) and other EU regulations for discontinued series
  • Independent product tests
  • Analyze concepts and review eligibility for approval

Regulations and Approvals

Testing vehicles and automotive systems and components for compliance with StVZO, EU Directives such as 2007/46/EC, ECE regulations (Economic Commission for Europe), and the European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road (ADR)

Organizing tests and assessments for:

  • EC type approval
  • Multi-stage EC type approvals
  • EC small series approvals
  • National small series
  • Individual approvals
  • EC and ECE type approvals for systems and components
  • German national type approval (ABE)

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