Mercedes, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi Become the Latest Manufacturers Whose Cars 'Emit Far More Pollution on the Road Than They do in a Lab'

Mercedes-Benz, Honda, Mazda and Mitsubishi are producing cars which emit far more pollution on the road than they do in a lab, according to new tests.

The four car giants join Volkswagen on the growing list of companies whose diesel vehicles passed the EU’s official regulatory test in a laboratory setting, but fail to meet them in realistic driving situations.

On average, Emissions Analytics found the diesel vehicles they tested were four times the legal limit for nitrogen oxide (NOx).

According to the data, obtained by the Guardian, Honda models pumped out six times the limit, while other unnamed 4×4 models were releasing as much as 20 times the limit.

Nick Molden, of Emissions Analytics, told the Guardian the problems with VW diesel cars in the U.S. ‘threw a light on a slightly different problem’ in the EU – that of ‘widespread legal over-emissions’.

‘For NOx, [diesel] cars are on average four times over the legal limit, because of the lenient nature of the test cycle in the EU,’ he said.

The problem seems to lie in the fact the cars were designed to perform better in the lab than on the road, but there is no evidence of illegal activity.

The companies all told the Guardian they had done nothing wrong.

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