Euro 7 from 29 November 2026: what changes for car dealers and workshops

Euro 7 applies from 29 November 2026 to new types of cars and vans. Deadlines, cars in stock, battery durability and the impact on workshops.

Key findings

Euro 7 applies from 29 November 2026 to new types of passenger cars and vans (categories M1 and N1). For all new vehicles in these categories, it applies from 29 November 2027. For buses, heavy commercial vehicles and heavy trailers, the dates are 29 May 2028 and 29 May 2029.
For the first time, the standard also regulates brake particle emissions, tyre abrasion and minimum durability of traction batteries. It also extends the period over which a vehicle must meet the requirements: the main lifetime is 8 years or 160,000 km, and the additional lifetime is 10 years or 200,000 km.
After 29 November 2027, an unregistered new car built to the previous standard can be registered only under the end-of-series scheme. This is requested by the manufacturer and granted by the member state, for complete vehicles for a maximum of 12 months.
Manufacturers must make on-board monitoring data and traction battery state of health data available to users. Independent workshops remain entitled to repair information under Regulation (EU) 2018/858.
Vehicles already on the road do not have to be modified to Euro 7. They continue to be serviced according to their type approval and the manufacturer's procedures.

Euro 7 is the new EU emission standard laid down in Regulation (EU) 2024/1257. Unlike previous standards, it does not only look at the exhaust. It also covers emissions from brakes and tyres and battery durability, so it applies to electric cars too. It comes into force in two stages: first for new types, a year later for all new vehicles. Dealerships will therefore have to manage stock and registrations at the changeover between type approvals. Workshops will be working with new data from the vehicle and with a longer period over which the vehicle must meet emission requirements.

When does Euro 7 apply and which vehicles does it cover?

Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 distinguishes between new types and new vehicles. A new type is a model or version that is still going through type approval. From 29 November 2026, the manufacturer must meet Euro 7 for such a type. Further vehicles of types approved earlier can be registered until the deadline for new vehicles. The date of 29 November 2026 therefore does not mean the end of registrations of new passenger cars built to the previous standard.

Euro 7 timetable and deadlines

Category	New types	All new vehicles
M1 and N1: passenger cars and light commercial vehicles	29 November 2026	29 November 2027
M2, M3, N2, N3, O3 and O4: buses, heavier commercial vehicles and heavy trailers	29 May 2028	29 May 2029

For passenger cars and vans, the key milestone for stock is 29 November 2027. The 2026 date mainly concerns manufacturers launching new types.

Tyres have their own timetable. Article 11 of the Regulation sets the start of the requirements for new tyre types:

Tyre class	Typical use	New tyre types
C1	passenger cars	1 July 2028
C2	light commercial vehicles	1 April 2030
C3	heavy commercial vehicles	1 April 2032

Tyre and parts stock will therefore change over on a different timetable from new car stock.

For the changeover, it pays to hold the category, emission standard, registration status and the manufacturer's position on the transition in a single record for every new car in stock. In Omnetic DMS Core, all modules work with a single shared record of the vehicle, customer, jobs and money. Sales, preparation and the workshop all see the same data, and nothing is re-keyed between modules.

What does the Euro 7 emission standard change compared with the current rules?

Euro 7 does not just bring a stricter exhaust test. For dealership and workshop operations, the main impact comes from the wider scope of regulation and the longer period covered.

Area	What Euro 7 brings	Impact on operations
Exhaust emissions	A common framework for passenger, commercial and heavy vehicles and monitoring of emissions while the vehicle is in use	Sales distinguish between type approvals; the workshop follows the manufacturer's procedures for the type concerned
Brake particle emissions	Regulation of emissions from braking, including for electric cars	Brake parts are ordered according to the vehicle's exact specification
Tyre abrasion	Separate requirements with a later timetable	Tyre stock has its own changeover
Traction batteries	Minimum durability and battery state of health data	Data for vehicle handover, diagnostics and warranty claims
On-board monitoring	Continuous monitoring of emission parameters during operation	Additional information at vehicle check-in and when tracing the cause of a fault
Lifetime	A longer period over which the vehicle must meet the requirements	Greater importance of traceable maintenance and correctly performed repairs

The manufacturer is responsible for meeting the type-approval requirements. The workshop, however, must preserve the approved configuration of the vehicle. A brake disc or tyre chosen only by size may differ in other properties. The parts order should therefore include the exact specification for the vehicle concerned.

Battery durability under Euro 7

For the first time, Euro 7 sets minimum durability for the traction batteries of electric cars and plug-in hybrids in the passenger car and van categories. After a specified period and mileage, the battery must retain a minimum share of its original energy. This is about retaining battery energy, not a guaranteed range under all conditions.

Article 4(10) requires manufacturers to make the vehicle's environmental data available to users. This includes on-board monitoring data and the state of health of the traction battery. The battery state of health indicator in the car will thus become a routine piece of information when buying in, at handover and at workshop check-in.

The regulatory minimum is not a commercial warranty. The battery warranty terms are set by the manufacturer, and the dealer should not rewrite them in its offer as its own promise. The workshop must keep three steps separate: the reading from the indicator in the car, the diagnostic finding and the decision on warranty cover.

What does a longer lifetime mean for the workshop?

For categories M1, N1 and M2, Euro 7 sets a main lifetime of up to 8 years or 160,000 km and an additional lifetime of up to 10 years or 200,000 km. Whichever limit the vehicle reaches first applies. This is the period over which the vehicle must meet the regulatory requirements. It does not oblige the workshop to promise the customer trouble-free operation.

For the workshop, this means that the entire history of emission-related repairs will matter for a Euro 7 vehicle. The workshop job should link the customer's description of the problem, the on-board monitoring report, the diagnostic finding, the work carried out and the result of the post-repair check. An entry reading "fault code cleared" is not enough. For the next repair, the cause and how it was rectified need to be known.

The Workshop module manages the service job from quotation through vehicle check-in, parts and planning to invoicing and is suitable for both authorised and independent workshops. Lines can be split between the customer, warranty and the insurer. Battery or emission system diagnostics therefore have their own record in the job, separate from who pays for the repair.

Nothing changes for vehicles already on the road. Euro 7 applies to new types and new vehicles. Older vehicles continue to be serviced according to the approval under which they entered service.

Do independent workshops also have access to the data?

Yes. Article 61 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 requires manufacturers to provide independent operators with standardised and non-discriminatory access to diagnostic data, tools and repair and maintenance information. Euro 7 does not replace this obligation. These are two different things: Euro 7 guarantees users access to the vehicle's environmental data, while Regulation 2018/858 guarantees workshops access to diagnostics and repair information.

What will happen to unregistered cars in stock?

For passenger cars and vans, the main changeover takes place on 29 November 2027. After this date, a new car built to the previous standard cannot be registered just because it was built, ordered or paid for earlier. It can be registered only under the end-of-series scheme.

Article 49 of Regulation (EU) 2018/858 allows a member state, at the manufacturer's request, to grant end-of-series status for a limited number of vehicles whose type approval has ceased to be valid.

Condition	What it means for the dealer
The manufacturer submits the request	The dealer cannot arrange end-of-series status on its own
The member state grants the permission	A dealer group tracks permissions separately for each country of sale
Complete vehicles: maximum 12 months	An upper limit, not an entitlement for every car in stock
Completed vehicles: maximum 18 months	A longer period for vehicles completed in multi-stage production, such as van conversions
Quantity limit or certificate of conformity condition	Not all stock qualifies, only vehicles within the limit or with a valid certificate of conformity

The periods are counted from the date the type approval ceases to be valid. Annex V, Part B leaves it to the member state to choose the scheme. One option is a quantity limit derived from registrations in the previous year. The other is a scheme for vehicles whose certificate of conformity was still valid at least three months before the approval lapsed.

For sales, what matters is a list of the VINs concerned with their registration status, and confirmation from the manufacturer or importer that the car falls within the permitted end-of-series allowance. A customer order does not replace this confirmation.

Typical situations in sales and the workshop

Situation	What applies
A new passenger car of an already approved type in stock in December 2026	It can be registered; the deadline for new types does not apply to it
A new unregistered van built to the previous standard after 29 November 2027	Registration is possible only within a permitted end-of-series allowance
A demonstrator built to the previous standard and registered before the deadline	Euro 7 does not apply to it retrospectively
A Euro 7 vehicle in the workshop because of an emission system warning	The job records the diagnostic finding, the cause and the repair carried out

What already applies, what is in preparation and what is left to member states

In force: Regulation (EU) 2024/1257 has been adopted and published. The dates for passenger cars and vans are not a proposal.

Follow-up technical legislation is being published in stages. Implementing Regulations 2025/1706, 2025/1707, 2026/1762 and 2026/1764 and Delegated Regulations 2026/1214 and 2026/1216 have been published. The list is not closed. Working drafts and methodologies in preparation are not a legal basis for refusing registration or for making a promise to a customer. For every requirement, the current text in the Official Journal of the EU (EUR-Lex) should be the reference.

Later stages have their own timetable. The dates for heavy vehicles and tyres cannot be derived from the date for passenger cars.

Left to member states is granting end-of-series permissions within the limits of Regulation 2018/858, including the choice between a quantity limit and a scheme based on the certificate of conformity.

Watch out

New type or new vehicle. For passenger cars and vans, there are two deadlines: November 2026 and November 2027.
In stock or registered. For the risk of a car becoming unregistrable, this difference matters more than the order date.
Durability or warranty. The regulatory minimum for the battery does not belong in an offer as the dealer's warranty promise.
Vehicle reading or diagnostic conclusion. The battery state of health indicator is an input for diagnostics; the cause of a fault is determined only by the workshop procedure.
Legislation or proposal. A technical document in preparation does not apply.

Checklist for management

Break down new car stock by category, emission standard and registration status.
Attach the manufacturer's or importer's position on end-of-series status to the VINs concerned.
Appoint a person responsible for end-of-series permissions in each country of sale.
In sales materials, keep battery data separate from warranty terms.
Adapt workshop check-in to record on-board monitoring reports and battery diagnostics.
Order brake parts and tyres according to the vehicle's exact specification.

Omnetic: a single vehicle record for sales, the workshop and the parts warehouse

The transition to Euro 7 depends on sales, the workshop and the warehouse working with the same vehicle data. When each department keeps its own system or spreadsheet, a change to one VIN has to be re-keyed manually into stock, preparation, the job and the handover. Omnetic replaces separate systems with a single cloud platform:

Omnetic DMS Core holds a single shared record of the vehicle, customer, jobs and money. The emission standard, registration status and the manufacturer's position on end-of-series status are in one place on the vehicle record for all modules.
Workshop manages the service job from quotation and vehicle check-in through parts and planning to invoicing. Battery or emission system diagnostics can be split between the customer, warranty and the insurer.
Warehouse manages brake parts and tyres across warehouses and branches on a single stock card, reserves them for open workshop jobs and helps identify non-moving items when the range changes.

Omnetic can be introduced gradually, starting with one module and adding others later. Existing systems, such as the manufacturer's portal or accounting software, can be connected via the open platform.

Book an Omnetic demo and see how managing vehicles, workshop jobs and parts would work in your business.

FAQ

Do the Euro 7 deadlines apply equally in all countries?

In EU member states, yes. The Regulation applies directly, without transposition into national law. The only difference between countries is in granting end-of-series permissions. Countries outside the EU apply their own legislation.

Does a workshop need equipment to measure brake particles because of Euro 7?

No. Measuring brake emissions and tyre abrasion is part of type approval, for which the manufacturer is responsible. The workshop needs diagnostics and procedures for the vehicle types it repairs.

Is the Euro 7 battery state of health indicator the same as the battery passport?

No. The Euro 7 state of health indicator is information the vehicle provides to the user. The battery passport under Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 is a digital record of the battery with its own access rules. It is mandatory from 18 February 2027 for electric vehicle batteries placed on the market for the first time. The details are covered in a separate article on the battery passport.