MOE presented a proposal which requires the vehicle manufacturer to conduct the in-use vehicle compliance test by itself (hereinafter, self in-use vehicle compliance test) at an authorized local testing facility and report its result to the authority. However, it caused great concerns and controversies among manufacturers. The proposal includes as follows:
- Vehicle subject: New vehicles certified from the implementation (vehicle model based on the MOE certification numbers)
- Test categories
Low-mileage vehicle | High-mileage vehicle | |
Minimum criteria | 16,000km or more | 50% of the mileage under warranty |
Maximum criteria | 50% of the mileage under warranty | within the warranty period |
- Number of test vehicles
Sales volume of preceding year by model for low-mileage vehicle test | Number of test vehicles | Sales volume of preceding year by model for high-mileage vehicle test | Number of test vehicles | |||
No test | ~ 100 | 0 | ~ 100 | 0 | ||
Requirement 1 | 101 ~ 500 | 1 | 501 ~ 1500 | 1 | ||
Requirement 2 | 501 or more | 3 | 1501 or more | 3 |