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Vehicle emissions claims

Leigh Day currently represents over 280,000 people in exhaust emissions claims against motor manufacturers.

Individual claims

If you own a vehicle made by one of the manufacturers listed below, click the link to find more information about a potential claim that could be worth up to 75% of the vehicle's purchase price. We are not current accepting vehicles manufactured by: BMW, Citroën, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes, Mini, Peugeot, or Vauxhall. 

What is the Leigh Day emissions claim about?

Several leading vehicle manufacturers have been accused of fitting 'defeat' devices to their vehicles to cheat the EU and UK emissions laws. 

We believe thousands of UK vehicle owners have been affected by this and are eligible to receive compensation. Leigh Day are acting on behalf of these owners, and if successful, we believe UK vehicle owners who join the claim could receive compensation worth thousands of pounds. 

Why choose Leigh Day?

Leading experts in vehicles emissions group claims

We are the joint-lead lawyers in the emissions litigation on behalf of UK Volkswagen owners, who recently won the first round of their emissions case against Volkswagen in the UK High Court.

In April 2020, the High Court in London found that the decision by the KBA, the German road vehicle authority, that the software was a ‘defeat device’ was binding in the English High Court.

No win - No fee

This means that we will only deduct a percentage of your damages if the claim is successful, but you will not have to pay anything if the claim is lost. To find out all about costs, please visit the individual pages by the manufacturer of your vehicle.

Ford Vehicle claims

We are investigating a potential group claim involving Ford vehicles over allegations that certain diesel vehicles contain “cheat devices” that enable them to mislead emissions tests. To find out more, visit our Ford vehicle page.

Join the Ford vehicles claim

If you have a Ford vehicle register your interest with our team 

Porsche, Audi, Skoda, SEAT and Volkswagen vehicle emissions claims

We are investigating a potential group claim involving Porsche, Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT and Skoda Group vehicles over allegations that certain diesel vehicles contain “cheat devices” that enable them to mislead emissions tests. To find out more visit our page or visit our VRN checker, to see if your vehicle is eligible.

Join the Porsche, Audi and other Volkswagen Group vehicles claim

If you have a Porsche, Audi, SEAT, Skoda or Volkswagen vehicle use our VRN checker to see if your vehicle is eligible

Nissan and Renault emissions claims

We are investigating a potential group claim against Nissan and Renault over an alleged ‘cheat device’ fitted on some of their cars to reduce emissions to pass EU tests artificially. To find out more, visit our page here or visit our VRN checker using the button below to join this potential group action.

Join the Nissan/Renault claim

If you have a Nissan or Renault vehicle use our VRN checker to see if your vehicle is eligible

Volvo emissions claims 

Leigh Day is investigating a potential group claim against Volvo over allegations that certain diesel vehicles contain “cheat devices” that enable them to cheat emissions tests. If you own a Volvo vehicle you could be entitled to compensation. To find out more, visit our Volvo emissions page

Find out if your vehicle is eligible

If you own a Volvo vehicle use our VRN checker to see if it is eligible 

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