One certificate to put your vehicle type on the road.
European whole-vehicle type approval confirms that a vehicle type meets every applicable technical and safety requirement. As an STB-appointed technical service (E37), we plan and run the tests, prepare the technical file and support you through the approval authority's review.
Building on a base vehicle? Multi-Stage Type Approval follows the same route for second-stage manufacturers.
Key facts
- Legal basis
- EU 2018/858 · EU 168/2013
- Vehicle categories
- M · N · O · L
- Markets
- European Union · Türkiye
- Outcome
- Whole-vehicle type-approval certificate
- Related route
- Multi-Stage Type Approval
Every category. Every sub-type.
Full-scope competency for M, N and O, plus EU approval for L-category vehicles.
Passenger car
Minibus
Bus & coach
Light commercial · ≤ 3.5 t
Medium commercial · ≤ 12 t
Heavy commercial · > 12 t
Trailers & semi-trailers
Motorcycles · EU 168/2013
From first test to final certificate.
One scope call and a fixed quotation, then four stages with a clear output at each step.
Test
Tests planned and run for each applicable regulation at authorised facilities.
Output: Test results
Reporting
Technical reports and the type-approval file prepared and reviewed.
Output: Technical file
Authority Review
Submission to the approval authority. Requested revisions handled for you.
Output: Authority decision
Type Approval
Certificate issued, documentation handed over, project closed.
Output: Type-approval certificate
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