{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-540/annex-III",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-540/annex-III.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/540",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 540/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on the sound level of motor vehicles and of replacement silencing systems, and amending Directive 2007/46/EC and repealing Directive 70/157/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-540",
  "path": "annex/III",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "III",
  "heading": "LIMIT VALUES",
  "text": "The sound level measured in accordance with the provisions of Annex II, mathematically rounded to the nearest integer value, shall not exceed the following limits:\nM1 vehicles derived from N1 vehicles:\nM1 vehicles with an R point > 850 mm from the ground and a total permissible laden mass more than 2 500 kg have to fulfil the limit values of N1 (2 500 kg < mass ≤ 3 500 kg).\n+ two years for new vehicle type and + one year for new vehicles registration.\nLimit values shall be increased by 1dB (2 dB(A) for N3 and M3 categories) for vehicles that meet the relevant definition for off-road vehicles set out in point 2.1 of Part A of Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858.\nFor M1 vehicles the increased limit values for off-road vehicles are only valid if the technically permissible maximum laden mass > 2 tonnes.\nLimit values shall be increased by 2 db(A) for wheelchair accessible vehicles and armoured vehicles, as defined in Annex I to Regulation (EU) 2018/858.\nVehicle category\nDescription of vehicle category\nLimit values expressed in dB(A)[decibels (A)]\nPhase 1 applicable for new vehicle types from 1 July 2016\nPhase 2 applicable for new vehicle type from 1 July 2020 and for first registration from 1 July 2022\nPhase 3 applicable for new vehicle type from 1 July 2024 and for first registration from 1 July 2026\nM\nVehicles used for the carriage of passengers\nM1\npower to mass ratio\n≤ 120 kW/1 000 kg\n72\n70\n68\nM1\n120 kW/1 000 kg < power to mass ratio ≤ 160 kW/1 000 kg\n73\n71\n69\nM1\n160 kW/1 000 kg < power to mass ratio\n75\n73\n71\nM1\npower to mass ratio > 200 kW/1 000 kg\nnumber of seats ≤ 4\nR point of driver seat ≤ 450 mm from the ground\n75\n74\n72\nM2\nmass ≤ 2 500 kg\n72\n70\n69\nM2\n2500 kg < mass ≤ 3 500 kg\n74\n72\n71\nM2\n3500 kg < mass ≤ 5 000 kg;\nrated engine power ≤ 135 kW\n75\n73\n72\nM2\n3500 kg < mass ≤ 5 000 kg;\nrated engine power > 135 kW\n75\n74\n72\nM3\nrated engine power ≤ 150 kW\n76\n74\n73\nM3\n150 kW < rated engine power ≤ 250 kW\n78\n77\n76\nM3\nrated engine power > 250 kW\n80\n78\n77\nN\nVehicles used for the carriage of goods\nN1\nmass ≤ 2 500 kg\n72\n71\n69\nN1\n2 500 kg < mass ≤ 3 500 kg\n74\n73\n71\nN2\nrated engine power ≤ 135 kW\n77\n75\n74\nN2\nrated engine power > 135 kW\n78\n76\n75\nN3\nrated engine power ≤ 150 kW\n79\n77\n76\nN3\n150 kW < rated engine power ≤ 250 kW\n81\n79\n77\nN3\nrated engine power > 250 kW\n82\n81\n79",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 footnote substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 76(4)(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Annex 3 footnote substituted (31.12.2022 at 11.00 p.m.) by The Road Vehicles and Non-Road Mobile Machinery (Type-Approval) (Amendment and Transitional Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/1273), regs. 1(2), 76(4)(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "M1 vehicles derived from N1 vehicles:M1 vehicles with an R point > 850 mm from the ground and a total permissible laden mass more than 2 500 kg have to fulfil the limit values of N1 (2 500 kg < mass ≤ 3 500 kg)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "+ two years for new vehicle type and + one year for new vehicles registration."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/540/annex/III",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:38.922483+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}