These are the brands we order CoCs for
The CoC (Certificate of Conformity) is a document issued by the vehicle’s manufacturer. It certifies that the vehicle meets the technical requirements of the vehicle type approved in the European Union — it matters for registration, licensing and sale abroad alike.
What data does it contain?
Which cars will never have a CoC
- Cars from the USA
- Vehicles from Dubai and the United Arab Emirates
- other models built for non-European markets
- certain older vehicles — especially those built before the current European type-approval system was introduced
These can be registered in Hungary, but it requires different technical documentation and a different official procedure.
A CoC is primarily available for vehicles with European type approval. That a brand is American, Japanese, Korean or Chinese is not in itself a problem — if the vehicle was built for the European market and has proper EU type approval, a CoC can exist for it. For versions built for the USA, Dubai / the UAE or other non-EU markets, a European CoC is generally not available.
Selling your car abroad?
In many European countries the buyer or the local authority asks for the certificate of conformity. Before selling a Hungarian-registered car abroad it is worth checking whether the CoC exists, and if it has been lost, arranging a replacement before the sale.
On import
When buying, it is always worth asking the seller whether the original CoC is available. If it is not, that is not necessarily a problem — the first thing to establish is whether a CoC can be issued at all for that VIN, and if so, how it can be replaced.
Cannot find your car’s brand?
Send us the 17-character VIN and we will check whether a CoC can be ordered for that vehicle.