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Automotive testing
DEKRA Product Testing

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Vehicle testing

Leading innovation in vehicle testing

DEKRA is a leader and innovator in vehicle testing, ensuring the drivers safety in today’s increasingly complex vehicles. Compliance and conformity of state-of-the-art key technologies and 3rd party interests, such as OEM specifications, market or standardization requirements and all necessary international standards is a key promise of our safety strategy.

What is vehicle testing?

Vehicle testing involves a comprehensive process of testing vehicles and their components for safety, quality and performance. This type of testing is crucial to meet national and international standards and to ensure reliability and durability under various conditions. Through various tests, companies can develop vehicles that meet strict regulations and market expectations. This testing process helps manufacturers deliver innovative and safe vehicles, with DEKRA providing a wide range of these testing solutions.

Frontrunner in vehicle testing since 1925

DEKRA’s constant research and innovation in vehicle testing and road safety is what makes us one of the world’s leading independent and neutral vehicle testing organizations. Our vehicle and road safety experts have been at the forefront of advances in vehicle developments since DEKRA was founded in 1925.
Our specialists have in-depth knowledge on the latest vehicle testing developments in, for example e-mobility, connected and automated driving, data security and lighting . We offer a comprehensive service offering for the vehicle industry, covering the latest vehicle technologies and components in e-mobility, connected cars, and automated driving needs.
DEKRA’s unique track record in validation and testing of both vehicle-related and mobile communication technologies means that we play a key role in assuring safe transport services - today and tomorrow.
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Why vehicle testing at DEKRA?
Vehicle heritage

With almost a century of experience in the vehicle industry, DEKRA understands your product development cycle. Thanks to our expertise in, among others, homologation and validation testing and experience with open road, circuit and lab testing, we are ready to support you.

Global test facilities

By using our connected car test area, proving ground and race track, multiple testing laboratories, open road testing experience, crash test center and e-mobility testing facilities you have the perfect outlay for a successful product development, validation, homologation and launch.

Experts in test methodologies

With decades of experience in developing test plans and research set-ups for many different vehicle products and vehicles, we help you perform the necessary validation to meet the quality demands your customers are looking for.

Our services for vehicle testing

With decades of experience as a technical service for homologation / type approval and a renowned service provider for performance testing (such as crash, endurance and emission tests, passive safety and more), we offer a wide range of complementary support in the value chain for OEMs, tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers and others in the vehicle industry.
DEKRA’s range of vehicle testing services cover all necessary regulatory, OEM and 3rd party requirements for today’s and tomorrow’s vehicles, their components and shared car services. In the Netherlands, our vehicle testing service portfolio consists amongst others of:
  • Type approval and Homologation;
  • Automated and connected vehicle;
  • E-mobility testing.
DEKRA’s test track locations in Europe, our specialized testing laboratories around the world and our experienced, dedicated specialists in testing methodologies, makes us your key global partner in the vehicle development chain.
    • Complete vehicle (whole vehicle type approval)
    • Software and electronics
    • Vehicle lighting
    • System and transmission components
    • Chassis
    • Tires
    • Infrastructure
    • Accessory, components, and systems
    • Engine components
    • Prototypes

    Vehicle testing at DEKRA

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