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In terms of safety, what is the system of certification of new cars in the EU?

April 26, 2017Certification EU new cars safety system terms

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In terms of safety, what is the system of certification of new cars in the EU?

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All vehicles sold within the EU must meet the requirements of European Whole Vehicle Type Approval. Type approval is the process where a car is shown to meet all of the requirements of European legislation regarding safety, emissions, noise etc. The frontal and side impact crash tests used by Euro NCAP are based on those used in European legislation. However, much higher performance requirements are used by Euro NCAP. The frontal impact speed used by Euro NCAP is 64 km/h compared 56 km/h for legislation.