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Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

Answer

Tests which were undertaken by the Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA) include the in service light duty testing programme, which were conducted in accordance with the New European Drive Cycle requirements.

Aftermarket alterations tests were conducted in accordance with the European Transient Cycle and North London Delivery Truck Cycle. Light duty emissions followed the New European Drive Cycle requirements.

The models that were tested by VCA in the last ten years can be found in the table below.

Vehicle Model	Year of testing
Audi A4 Petrol EIV	2005/06
BMW 320TD Diesel EIV	2005/06
Fiat Punto 1.3l Multijet Diesel EIV	2005/06
Ford Fiesta 1.6l Petrol EIV	2005/06
Mazda 6 TS 2.0l EIV	2005/06
Mercedes A170 Diesel Euro III	2005/06
Mercedes C220 2.2l Diesel EIV	2005/06
Mitsubishi Carisma Petrol Euro III	2005/06
Mitsubishi Spacestar 1.6l Petrol EIV	2005/06
Toyota Corolla 1995cc Diesel EIV	2005/06
Vauxhall Vectra 1.8l 16V Petrol EIV	2005/06
Vauxhall Zafira 1.6l 16V Petrol EIV	2005/06
VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV	2005/06
Audi A4 Petrol EIV	2006/07
BMW 320TD Diesel EIV	2006/07
Fiat Punto 1.3l Multijet Diesel EIV	2006/07
Mada RX8 2.6l Petrol EIV	2006/07
Toyota Corolla 1995cc Diesel EIV	2006/07
Vauxhall Vectra 1.8l 16V Petrol EIV	2006/07
Vauxhall Zafira 1.6l 16V Petrol EIV	2006/07
VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV	2006/07
Fiat Punto 1.3l Multijet Diesel EIV	2007/08
Ford 1.8ltr Connect	2007/08
Ford Focus 1.6ltr	2007/08
LDV Maxus 2.5ltr 120PS	2007/08
Peugeot 307 1.6ltr	2007/08
Peugeot Partner 1.6HDI	2007/08
Porsche Boxster 3.2l EIV	2007/08
Renault Clio 1.5D 86bhp	2007/08
VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV	2007/08
VW Transporter 2.5ltr 130PS	2007/08
Alfa Romeo 1.9l TDI EIV	2008/09
BMW 523i 2.5l EIV	2008/09
BMW Mini One D	2008/09
BMW X5 3.0l TD EIV	2008/09
Ford Focus 1.6l TD EIV	2008/09
Renault Scenic 2.0l Dci 150 EIV	2008/09
Smart FourTwo 698cc EIV	2008/09
Subaru Forester 2.0l EIV	2008/09
Vauxhall Astra Twintop 1.8l EIV	2008/09
VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV	2008/09
Citreon C3 1.6l EIV	2009/10
Ford Focus ST 2.5l EIV	2009/10
Honda Civic ES IMA Hybrid 1.3l EIV	2009/10
Honda FR-V 2.2l TD EIV	2009/10
Jaguar X Type 2.2l TD EIV	2009/10
Kia Rio 1.5l TD EIV	2009/10
Skoda Octavia Tdi 2.0l EIV	2009/10
Toyota Yaris Tdi 1.4l EIV	2009/10
VW Golf 2.0l TDI Diesel IV	2009/10
VW Touran 1.4l EIV	2009/10
Chevrolet Matiz 0.8l EIV	2010/11
Fiat 500 1.2l EIV	2010/11
Ford Mondeo 2.2l Duratorq EIV	2010/11
Honda FR-V 2.2l TD EIV	2010/11
Hyundai i10 1.1l EIV	2010/11
Jaguar X Type 2.2l TD EIV	2010/11
Kia Rio 1.5l TD EIV	2010/11
Smart FourTwo 1.0l EIV	2010/11
Vauxhall Corsa 1.3l CDTi EIV	2010/11
Vauxhall Vectra 1.9l CDTi EIV	2010/11

As reported previously, following the work in 2010-2011, the focus of emissions testing changed to consider aftermarket alteration of vehicles, both light and heavy duty.

The vehicles tested were

Light Duty

Peugeot RCZ	2013/14
Ford C-Max	2013/14

Heavy Duty

Mercedes Actros	2012/13
DAF CF 85	2014/15

I would also refer the Hon Member to my answer of 20 January 2016, UIN 22742 (http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-questions-answers/?page=1&max=20&questiontype=AllQuestions&house=commons%2clords&uin=22742) for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, which tabled the number of MOT in service emission tests conducted in the last 10 years. The models subject to this test would cover every manufacturers model range subject to the MOT test during this period.

The Department for Transport does not hold information on work carried out by other testing authorities.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

23023

Session

2015-16

Subjects

Exhaust emissions Motor vehicles Testing

Contains statistics

Yes

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