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DatasetPublisherLicenceUsed for
Emissiezones (milieuzones en zero-emissiezones)Nationaal Dataportaal Wegverkeer (NDW) via data.overheid.nlCC0 1.0Dutch low- and zero-emission zones
NHTSA vPIC VIN decoderNational Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationUS federal government work (public domain)VIN decoding
NHTSA recalls, complaints and NCAP ratingsNational Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationUS federal government work (public domain)Recalls, owner complaints, crash-test ratings
Vehicle Inspections · Registration Transactions · Vehicle Registrations · Licensed FacilitiesNew York State DMV via data.ny.govOPEN-NY Terms of UseInspections and odometer readings, registration events, registered vehicles, licensed businesses
Licensed Dealers, Repairers, Leasing Companies and ManufacturersConnecticut DMV via data.ct.govPublic domainLicensed businesses in Connecticut
RDW Open Data: gekentekende voertuigen, brandstof, keuringen, gebreken, terugroepacties, erkende bedrijvenRDWCC0 1.0Dutch vehicles, APK defects, recalls, approved businesses
Wikimedia CommonsIndividual photographersLicence per photo, shown on each imageModel photos, linked rather than copied
Overture Maps PlacesOverture Maps FoundationCDLA Permissive 2.0 / Apache 2.0 / CC0 (per source)The worldwide directory of garages, dealers, driving schools and other automotive businesses
WikidataWikimedia Foundation and contributorsCC0 1.0Names of regions and towns in every language of the site, model identities, make facts (founded, headquarters, parent company), driving side and emergency numbers by country
GeoNamesGeoNames.orgCC BY 4.0Matching business locations to towns, so spelling variants of one town share a page
Natural Earth Admin 1Natural EarthPublic domainAssigning a region to businesses whose address has none
Transport Canada vehicle recallsTransport CanadaOpen Government Licence – CanadaCanadian recall pages
Fuel consumption ratingsNatural Resources CanadaOpen Government Licence – CanadaOfficial fuel consumption and CO₂ for each model year
CO₂ emissions from new passenger carsEuropean Environment AgencyRe-use permitted, including commercial, with acknowledgementNew-car registrations in Europe by make, model, country and year
Weekly Oil BulletinEuropean Commission (DG Energy)CC BY 4.0Weekly national fuel prices in the European Union
geoBoundaries (Nepal provinces)William & Mary geoLab; Survey Department of Nepal, OCHACC BY 3.0 IGOAssigning businesses in Nepal to the seven provinces
Anonymised MOT tests and resultsDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and Department for TransportOpen Government Licence v3.0MOT first-time pass rates, average mileage and failure areas in Great Britain by model and year
Safety Gate (RAPEX)European Commission, Directorate-General for Justice and ConsumersCC0 1.0EU motor vehicle safety alerts and recalls, with the risk and the measures taken
Vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0124)Department for Transport and DVLAOpen Government Licence v3.0Cars licensed and off the road in the UK by model and year of manufacture
Motor Vehicle RegisterNZ Transport Agency Waka KotahiCC BY 4.0Cars on the New Zealand register by model and year, new or used import
Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS)National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationUS federal government work (public domain)Vehicles involved in fatal crashes in the US and deaths inside them, by model and model year (counts, not rates)
Open data for vehiclesTraficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency)CC BY 4.0Cars in use in Finland by model and year with odometer readings, and by municipality
Precios de carburantes en las estaciones de servicioMinisterio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto DemográficoReuse permitted with attribution (Law 37/2007)Fuel prices and opening hours of filling stations in Spain, and regional averages
Road Safety Data (STATS19)Department for TransportOpen Government Licence v3.0Cars involved in reported injury collisions in Great Britain, by model and year (counts, not rates)
Driving test and theory test data: cars (DRT122A, DRT122C, DRT122F)Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)Open Government Licence v3.0Pass rates, first-time passes and waiting times at every DVSA car driving test centre in Great Britain
Gasoline and Diesel Fuel UpdateU.S. Energy Information AdministrationUS federal government work (public domain)Weekly average gas and diesel prices for the US, its regions, nine states and ten cities
Active MOT test stationsDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)Open Government Licence v3.0Every garage in Great Britain approved to carry out MOT tests, with the vehicle classes it tests (telephone numbers not used)
Real-world CO₂ emissions from cars and vans (OBFCM)European Environment AgencyCC BY 4.0Real-world fuel consumption of cars in Europe from their on-board meters, against the official WLTP figure, by model
Weekly road fuel pricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroOpen Government Licence v3.0Average UK pump prices for petrol and diesel in the fuel cost calculator
Base nationale consolidée des Zones à Faibles Émissionstransport.data.gouv.fr (French national access point for transport data)ODbL 1.0Low-emission zones in France: banned Crit’Air stickers, hours and perimeter of each zone
Pompprijzen motorbrandstoffen; brandstofsoort, per dag (80416)Centraal Bureau voor de StatistiekCC BY 4.0Daily average pump prices in the Netherlands since 2006

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