Editing Compact car (section)

=== Definition ===
In Japan, vehicles that are larger than [[kei car]]s, but with dimensions smaller than {{convert|4700|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} long, {{convert|1700|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} wide, {{convert|2000|mm|in|1|abbr=on}} high and with engines at or under {{convert|2000|cc|abbr=on}} are classified as "small size" cars.

Small-size cars are identified by a license plate number beginning with "5". In the past, the small size category has received tax benefits stipulated by the [[Vehicle size class#Japan|Japanese government regulations]], such as those in the [[:ja:道路運送車両法|1951 Road Vehicle Act]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S26/S26HO185.html |title=Road Vehicle Act of 1951 |language=ja |website=law.e-gov.go.jp |access-date=7 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110904053631/http://law.e-gov.go.jp/htmldata/S26/S26HO185.html |archive-date=4 September 2011}}</ref>