Vauxhall responds to the panorama programme that states the Zafira is rigged, the BBC refuses to share info, WHY ?

TMW THOUGHTS

If there was in fact any issues with teh car that was tested, why is thet the BBC has refused to allow the brand to review the infomation, and to be informed of the way the test was set up, run and teh condition of the car that was used, maybe there is something in it that Vauxhall states it believes in wrong doing by the BBC, if there is nothing to hide, why refuse to allow the sharing of info ?????

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Vauxhall has clearly stated that its vehicles do not have any feature that detects that a vehicle is undergoing an emissions test, including any feature that would respond to wheels turning.

Vauxhall products comply with all regulatory requirements, including the in-service emissions testing program, according to EU rules. These requirements are periodically audited by the approval authority.

All Pictures below are used solely for illustrative purposes only and should not be considered to be part of, or inferred within the BBC Programme, Panorama - If there is any confusion, then just ignore the pictures.

We suspect that the vehicle tested (Zafira 1.6 diesel) was not performing correctly and/or the test execution was not correctly set up.  In order that Panorama did not potentially draw the wrong conclusions from their testing we requested full test reports and data from the testing including how the vehicle and test was set up, the technical state of the vehicle and details of the pre-conditioning of the vehicle which is necessary to achieve a stabilised condition for the test.

Panorama has refused to share information on the technical accuracy of the test prior to the broadcast.

When DUH tested the Zafira in Germany they were not willing to share their results before they went public.  We subsequently concluded that the campaign contained misleading elements. In response to the incorrect accusations of DUH we ran a full series of tests. Those tests proved that the Zafira 1.6 meets all the legal emission limits both in 2WD and 4WD roller testing. Those 4WD tests were conducted under the supervision of the TUV agency and officially protocolled.