Category L vehicles are powered two-, three- or four-wheel vehicles, such as powered cycles, two- and three-wheel mopeds, two- and three-wheel motorcycles, motorcycles with side-cars, light and heavy on-road quads, as well as light and heavy quadricycles.

Below you will find a few examples of the classification criteria for category L motor vehicles. For a complete list, see the following table.

Moped and powered cycle


Category	Category name	Common categorisation criteria
L1e	Light two-wheel powered vehicle	4) two wheels 5) engine capacity ≤ 50 cm3 if the vehicle features a combustion engine 6) maximum design vehicle speed ≤ 45 km/h 7) maximum continuous rated or net power ≤ 4,000 W 8) maximum mass = technically permissible mass declared by the manufacturer
Subcategories	Subcategory name	Additional subcategorisation criteria
L1e-A	Powered cycle	9) cycles designed to pedal equipped with an auxiliary propulsion with the primary aim to aid pedalling 10) output of auxiliary propulsion is cut off at a vehicle speed ≤ 25 km/h 11) maximum continuous rated or net power ≤ 1,000 W 12) a powered three- or four-wheel cycle complying with supplemental specific sub-classification criteria (9) to (11) is classified as being technically equivalent to a two-wheel L1e-A vehicle
L1e-B	Two-wheel moped	9) any other vehicle of the L1e category that cannot be classified according to the criteria (9) to (12) of a L1e-A vehicle

Motorcycle

A motorcycle (category L3e) is a two-wheel powered vehicle that is equipped with an engine whose capacity is larger than 50 cm3 in the case of a combustion engine and whose maximum design vehicle speed is greater than 45 km/h.

Light quadri-mobile and heavy quadricycle

Category	Category name	Common categorisation criteria
L6e	Light quadricycle	4) four wheels 5) maximum design vehicle speed ≤ 45 km/h 6) the mass in running order ≤ 425 kg and 7) engine capacity ≤ 50 cm3 if the vehicle features a combustion engine, or engine capacity ≤ 500 cm3 if the vehicle features a CI combustion engine 8) equipped with a maximum of two seats, including the seat for the driver
Subcategories	Subcategory name	Additional subcategorisation criteria
L6e-B	Light quadri-mobile	9) enclosed driving and passenger compartment accessible by a maximum of three sides 10) maximum continuous rated or net power ≤ 6,000 W
Category	Category name	Common categorisation criteria
L7e	Heavy quadricycle	4) four wheels 5) mass in running order: a) ≤ 450 kg for the transport of passengers b) ≤ 600 kg for the transport of goods, and 6) L7e vehicle that cannot be categorised as a L6e vehicle
Subcategories	Subcategory name	Additional subcategorisation criteria
L7e-A	Heavy on-road quad	7) L7e vehicle that does not comply with the specific categorisation criteria for a L7e-B or a L7e-C vehicle 8) vehicle designed for the transport of passengers only 9) maximum continuous rated or net power ≤ 15 kW