Association of Car Rental Industry Systems Standards
The ACRISS Car Classification Code developed and maintained by ACRISS (the Association of Car Rental Industry Systems Standards) and is designed to enable customers and travel professionals to make an informed choice when booking car rental in Europe, Middle East and Africa. ACRISS Members include Avis, Budget, Alamo, Europcar, Hertz, Sixt and National. Others also subscribe to the codes e.g. Atlas Choice and ASAP Ventures. Many other Car Rental companies also utilise this car coding standard.
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
- IDAD - Intermediate, 4/5 doors, automatic transmission, diesel powered w/air-conditioning (e.g. Volkswagen Jetta TDI, Chevrolet Cruze Diesel)
- ECMZ - Economy, 2/4 doors, manual transmission, gas powered w/o air-conditioning (e.g. Ford Fiesta, Toyota Yaris)
- PCAV - Premium, 2/4 doors, automatic transmission, gas powered w/air conditioning (e.g. Nissan Maxima, Chrysler 300)
- IGDV - Intermediate CUV, automatic transmission, gas powered w/air conditioning (e.g. Toyota RAV4, Hyundai Tucson/ix35)
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 |
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