The ACRISS Car Classification Code is a code used by many car rental

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 companies, including Sixt

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, Avis

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, Auto Europe

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, Budget

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, Alamo

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, Europcar

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, Hertz

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 and National

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, for classifying vehicles. ACRISS stands for Association of Car Rental Industry Systems and Standards.

Standard codes

The code has four letters, each of which represents an attribute of the vehicle.

First letter: Category

Code	Category
M	Mini
N	Mini Elite
E	Economy
H	Economy Elite
C	Compact
D	Compact Elite
I	Intermediate
J	Intermediate Elite
S	Standard
R	Standard Elite
F	Fullsize
G	Fullsize Elite
P	Premium
U	Premium Elite
L	Luxury
W	Luxury Elite
O	Oversize
X	Special

The Elite categories are designed to enable Car Rental companies to differentiate between standard and high-spec or luxury brand models of similar dimensions.

Second letter: Type

Code	Type
B	2-3 Door
C	2/4 Door
D	4-5 Door
W	Wagon/Estate Station wagon A station wagon is a body style variant of a sedan/saloon with its roof extended rearward over a shared passenger/cargo volume with access at the back via a third or fifth door , instead of a trunk lid...
V	Passenger van
L	Limousine Limousine A limousine is a luxury sedan or saloon car, especially one with a lengthened wheelbase or driven by a chauffeur. The chassis of a limousine may have been extended by the manufacturer or by an independent coachbuilder. These are called "stretch" limousines and are traditionally black or white....
S	Sport
T	Convertible Convertible A convertible is a type of automobile in which the roof can retract and fold away having windows which wind-down inside the doors, converting it from an enclosed to an open-air vehicle...
F	SUV
J	Open-air All Terrain
X	Special
P	Pickup Pickup truck A pickup truck is a light motor vehicle with an open-top rear cargo area .-Definition:...  (regular cab)
Q	Pickup (extended cab)
Z	Special offer Car
E	Coupe Coupé A coupé or coupe is a closed car body style , the precise definition of which varies from manufacturer to manufacturer, and over time...
M	Monospace
R	Recreational vehicle Recreational vehicle Recreational vehicle or RV is, in North America, the usual term for a Motor vehicle or trailer equipped with living space and amenities found in a home.-Features:...
H	Motorhome Recreational vehicle Recreational vehicle or RV is, in North America, the usual term for a Motor vehicle or trailer equipped with living space and amenities found in a home.-Features:...
Y	2-wheel vehicle
N	Roadster Roadster A roadster is a two-seat open car with emphasis on sporty handling and without a fixed roof or side weather protection. Strictly speaking a roadster with wind-up windows is a convertible but as true roadsters are no longer made the distinction is now irrelevant...
G	Crossover
K	Commercial van/truck

Third letter: Transmission/Drive

Code	Transmission	Drive
M	Manual	Unspecified
N	Manual	4-wheel
C	Manual	All-wheel
A	Automatic	Unspecified
B	Automatic	4-wheel
D	Automatic	All-wheel

Fourth letter: Fuel/Air Conditioning

Code	Fuel	Air Cond.
R	Unspecified	Yes
N	Unspecified	No
D	Diesel Diesel engine A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...	Yes
Q	Diesel	No
H	Hybrid Hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle is a vehicle that uses two or more distinct power sources to move the vehicle. The term most commonly refers to hybrid electric vehicles , which combine an internal combustion engine and one or more electric motors.-Power:...	Yes
I	Hybrid	No
E	Electric Electric car An electric car is an automobile which is propelled by electric motor, using electrical energy stored in batteries or another energy storage device. Electric cars were popular in the late-19th century and early 20th century, until advances in internal combustion engine technology and mass...	Yes
C	Electric	No
L	LPG	Yes
S	LPG	No
A	Hydrogen Hydrogen Hydrogen is the chemical element with atomic number 1. It is represented by the symbol H. With an average atomic weight of , hydrogen is the lightest and most abundant chemical element, constituting roughly 75% of the Universe's chemical elemental mass. Stars in the main sequence are mainly...	Yes
B	Hydrogen	No
M	Multifuel Multifuel Multifuel, sometimes spelled multi-fuel, is a term applied to any type of engine, boiler, or heater or other fuel-burning device which is designed to burn multiple types of fuels in its operation...	Yes
F	Multifuel	No
V	Petrol Petrol engine A petrol engine is an internal combustion engine with spark-ignition, designed to run on petrol and similar volatile fuels....	Yes
Z	Petrol	No
U	Ethanol Ethanol fuel Ethanol fuel is ethanol , the same type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages. It is most often used as a motor fuel, mainly as a biofuel additive for gasoline. World ethanol production for transport fuel tripled between 2000 and 2007 from 17 billion to more than 52 billion litres...	Yes
X	Ethanol	No

Examples

• IDAR - Intermediate, 4-doors, automatic gearbox and air-conditioning (e.g. Vauxhall Insignia or Renault Megane Scénic)
• ECMN - Economy, 2/4 doors, manual gearbox, no air-conditioning (e.g. Ford Fiesta or Opel Corsa)

Pseudo codes

Like standard codes, pseudo codes are 4 letters codes. However there is no meaning for individual letters. Pseudo codes can be recognized as they start with an A. They allow simpler description for certain car types.

Code	Definition	Category	Type	Transmission/Drive	Fuel/Air conditioning
ACAR	Any Standard Vehicle	Any	Any except K, Y,R & H	Any	Any
ALLB	2-3 Door	Any	B,C,E or N	Any	Any
ALLC	2 or 4 Door	Any	Any Except R, H, Y, K P or Q	Any	Any
ALLD	4-5 Door	Any	D, F, G, L, V or W	Any	Any
AELT	Any Elite	N, H, D, J, R, G, U, W	Any	Any	Any
ACPR	Couple/Roadster	Any	E or N	Any	Any
ASPC	Non-Standard Fleet	Any	Any	Any	Any
APUP	Any Pickup	Any	Q or P	Any	Any
AWGN	Any Estate/Wagon	Any	V, F, W or G	Any	Any
AREC	Recreational Vehicle	Any	R or H	Any	Any
ASUV	Any SUV	Any	F	Any	Any
AVAN	Passenger Van	Any	V	Any	Any
ASIX	Any 6+ Pax Van	I, J, S, R, F, G, P, U, L, W, X, O	V	Any	Any
ASEV	Any 7+ Pax van	S, R, F, G, P, U, L, W, X, O	V	Any	Any
AEIG	Any 8-Pax+ Van	P, U, L, W, X, O	V	Any	Any
ANIN	Any 9-Pax+ Van	L, W, X, O	V	Any	Any
AFWD	Any 4WD/ AWD	Any	Any	N, C, B or D	Any
ATRV	All Terrain	Any	J	Any	Any
ACGO	Commercial Truck	Any	K	Any	Any
ALMO	Limousine	Any	L	Any	Any
ASPT	Sport	Any	S	Any	Any
ACNV	Convertible	Any	T	Any	Any
AOFR	Special Offer Car	Any	Z	Any	Any
AMNO	Monospace	Any	M	Any	Any
AMTO	Motor Home	Any	H	Any	Any
AMCY	2-Wheel Vehicle	Any	Y	Any	Any
ACRS	Crossover	Any	G	Any	Any
AMAN	All Manual Transmission	Any	Any	M, N, C	Any
AUTO	All Automatic Transmission	Any	Any	A, B, D	Any
APET	All Petrol Powered Vehicles	Any	Any	Any	N, V, R, Z
ADSL	All Diesel Powered Vehicles	Any	Any	Any	D, Q
AGRN	Any Lower Emission Vehicles (Hybrid, Electric, LPG, Hydrogen, Ethanol, Multi Fuel)	Any	Any	Any	H, I, E, C, L, S, A, B, M, F, U, X
AHYB	All Hybrid Vehicles	Any	Any	Any	H, I
AELC	All Electric Powered Vehicles	Any	Any	Any	E, C
AHYD	All Hydrogen Powered Vehicles	Any	Any	Any	A, B
AMFP	All Multi Fuel Powered Vehicles	Any	Any	Any	M, F
ACPG	All LPG/Compressed Gas – Powered Vehicles	Any	Any	Any	L, S
AETH	All Ethanol – Powered Vehicles	Any	Any	Any	U, X