Korea: Revision of the Rules on the Performance and Standards for Motor Vehicles and their Parts

 

South Korea has published a new Revision of the Rules on the Performance and Standards for Motor Vehicles and their Parts.

In light of the recent amendments to the Motor Vehicle Management Act (Act No. 20298, promulgated on 13 February 2024 and enforced on 14 February 2025; and Act No. 19724, promulgated on 14 September 2023 and enforced on 15 March 2025), which impose the obligation to install an Event Data Recorder (EDR) on vehicles prescribed by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, and enable economic compensation by in substitution for corrective measures for overstating the driving range after a single charge of an electric vehicle, the Korean government would like to provide the definitions of items delegated by law and prepare for the implementation of the system.

• Define passenger cars and buses and trucks with a gross vehicle weight of 3.85 tons or less as vehicles subject to mandatory installation of EDR (Draft Article 56-2)
• Revise the terminology (fuel consumption ratio → energy consumption efficiency) to align with the amendment to the Motor Vehicle Management Act (Draft Article 108-2)
• Establish a tolerance for overstating the driving range of electric vehicles after a single charge (Newly inserted draft Article 108-3)

The proposed date of entry into force is:

• 14 February 2025 (Article 56-2, All new vehicle types)
• 14 February 2027 (Article 56-2, All vehicles registered for the first time)
• 15 March 2025 (Article 108-2, Article 108-3)

To find out more about automotive regulations in Korea, please do not hesitate to contact the Institute for Global Automotive Regulatory Research Directly.