ACRISS Car Classification Code

The ACRISS Car Classification Code is a code used by many car rental companies, including Sixt, Avis, Auto Europe, Budget, Alamo, Europcar, Hertz and National, 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
V	Passenger van
L	Limousine
S	Sport
T	Convertible
F	SUV
J	Open-air All Terrain
X	Special
P	Pickup (regular cab)
Q	Pickup (extended cab)
Z	Special offer Car
E	Coupe
M	Monospace
R	Recreational vehicle
H	Motorhome
Y	2-wheel vehicle
N	Roadster
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	Yes
Q	Diesel	No
H	Hybrid	Yes
I	Hybrid	No
E	Electric	Yes
C	Electric	No
L	LPG	Yes
S	LPG	No
A	Hydrogen	Yes
B	Hydrogen	No
M	Multifuel	Yes
F	Multifuel	No
V	Petrol	Yes
Z	Petrol	No
U	Ethanol	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

External links

• ACRISS website