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DRAFT REPORT (COM(2025)0180 – C100072/2025 – 2025/0097(COD))

On the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union

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Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Jens Gieseke

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The draft report proposes amendments to the Commission's proposal to update EU rules on periodic roadworthiness tests and roadside inspections. It adjusts testing intervals, makes motorcycle testing mandatory above 50 cm³, and makes remote sensing optional. It also adds requirements for odometer readings, recall checks, and follow-up on dangerous deficiencies, while deleting proposals for annual tests of older cars and light commercial vehicles.

Committee position. The rapporteur proposes amendments to the Commission proposal, adjusting testing intervals, making motorcycle testing mandatory, making remote sensing optional, and adding recall and odometer provisions.

Key points

  1. Testing of motorcycles with engine capacity above 50 cm³ becomes mandatory; Member States set intervals and methods.
  2. Odometer readings must be recorded by authorised repairers for M1 and N1 vehicles and by manufacturers for connected vehicles every three months.
  3. Vehicles with unresolved mandatory safety recalls fail inspection until rectified.
  4. Proposed annual inspections for vehicles over 10 years and for N1 vehicles are deleted.
  5. Zero-emission M1 and N1 vehicles with a maximum mass not exceeding 4.25 tonnes are tested every two years after four years.
  6. Remote sensing for emissions is optional; the Commission may adopt delegated acts on common thresholds.
  7. Member States determine fleet-coverage targets for roadside inspections of light commercial vehicles and may exclude those already frequently tested.
  8. Visual inspections of cargo securing become mandatory during roadside inspections.
  9. Competent authorities must request follow-up on major or dangerous deficiencies in vehicles registered in another Member State.
  10. Technical information for inspections must be provided free of charge; the Commission reviews its use after two years.
  11. Vehicles are tested only against requirements applicable at first registration; failures due to external causes like 2G shutdown are not counted.

Who is affected

  • Owners of motorcycles above 50 cm³ face mandatory periodic testing.
  • Owners of M1 and N1 vehicles have odometer readings recorded by repairers and manufacturers.
  • Owners of vehicles with unresolved safety recalls must get them fixed to pass inspection.
  • Manufacturers must provide technical data free of charge and transmit odometer data for connected vehicles.
  • Member States can choose to use remote sensing and set their own roadside inspection targets for light commercial vehicles.

Figures and deadlines

  • 19 940 deaths in 2024, down from 24 358 in 2015.
  • Engine capacity threshold lowered from 125 cm³ to 50 cm³ for motorcycle testing.
  • Maximum mass of 4.25 tonnes for zero-emission vehicles in the two-year testing interval.
  • Odometer readings transmitted every three months by manufacturers.
  • Commission review two years after entry into force.

Legal basis: Article 91(1) and Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union