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08 November 2017

TÜV-Report 2018: One in five vehicles fails the inspection

No car has less defects: The Mercedes SLK comes out on top for the age group of three-year vehicles in the 2018 TÜV-Report. Technical Inspection Agencies (TÜV) found defects in a total of one third of all cars, with one in five failing the periodic technical inspection (PTI). These are the most important findings of the 2018 TÜV-Report, which the Association of Technical Inspection Agencies (VdTÜV) presented today in Berlin.
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Policy Statements

12 July 2018

Joint Position on Brexit – Consequences on road and rail transport

DEKRA and the TÜV-Association (VdTÜV) are calling upon decision-makers to ensure a smooth transition and legal clarity for the type-approval of motor vehicles and certificates in rail transport in the UK and EU27 after Brexit.
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Publications

02 November 2016

TÜV-Report 2017: Fewer defects, greater safety! Defects on the decline - Success for German manufacturers

Fewer defects in periodic technical inspections (PTI) than in the previous year and a good report for German car manufacturers are the major findings of AutoBild’s 2017 TÜV-Report that has been presented in Berlin today. For the biggest German guidebook for used cars, VdTÜV e.V. (the Association of Technical Inspection Agencies) assessed almost 9 million of the statutory PTI.
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Maurice Shahd
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