homologação

Published 5 November 2026, 15:07

homologação (homologation, official approval of a model)

A check confirming that a model of car, part or component meets the technical requirements and is approved for sale and fitting. It is the model as a whole that is homologated, not your particular vehicle. A part without homologation may not be fitted to a car, and selling such parts is expressly banned if they increase emissions.

Where you come across it. Modifying a car, buying spare parts, the MOT-style inspection, importing a car from another country.

The word is also used more broadly: anything approved by an official body can be described as "homologated". When people are talking about cars, it almost always means approval of a model or part.

Official website: imt-ip.pt

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