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Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit emissions testing results, 2018

Findings from vehicle and component testing done during 2018 to check new products on the UK market meet legal obligations.

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Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit: results of the 2018 emissions programme

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This report sets out the findings of vehicle and component testing during 2018.

The tests make sure new products put on the UK market meet legal obligations.

They’re carried out by the Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit, part of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

This report provides results from the 28 vehicles tested in the 2018 vehicle emissions testing programme. This included:

  • diesel cars
  • petrol cars
  • light vans
  • trucks
  • public service vehicles (PSVs)
  • a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV)
Published 22 July 2019
Last updated 2 October 2020 + show all updates
  1. Updated the petrol cars, diesel cars and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) data to include GPS data.

  2. Updated the 'RDE' data sheets in the Hyundai Tucson and Vauxhall Astra Techline spreadsheets.

  3. Added data on the 2018 Vehicle Market Surveillance Unit programme.

  4. First published.