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Automotive Internal Audits

ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, ISO/IEC 27001 — Automotive Operations

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Internal Audit Services for Automotive

Minimize line interruptions and accelerate closure across plants, warehouses, and engineering sites. DEKRA performs your internal audits per ISO 19011 as an extension of your automotive team—coordinating ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001/27001 in one integrated plan with hybrid (remote + onsite) delivery.
What We Audit

Service Packages

    Integrated Internal Audit — Plant & Engineering

      One coordinated plan covering ISO 9001/14001/45001/50001/27001
      Shared interviews by process area
      Targeted sampling at the line and support functions

    How It Works for Automotive Sites

    1. Scope & calendar: Confirm standards, sites, processes, blackout windows, and shift patterns; align to model timelines.
    2. Evidence plan: Single sampling list across in-scope ISOs; secure evidence portal; pre-audit document review.
    3. Execution: Remote interviews & record checks where effective; focused onsite verification at lines, labs, and support areas.
    4. Reporting: Clause matrix, nonconformities (severity & owners), OFIs.

    Deliverables You Receive

    • Executive summary with automotive-focused risk heatmap (including OH&S dimension)
    • Clause-by-clause conformity matrix across in-scope standards
    • Evidence register and audit trail
    • Management Review slide pack (optional)

    Impartiality & Eligibility

    To protect independence and avoid conflicts of interest, DEKRA does not offer internal audit (second-party) services to organizations certified by DEKRA Certification Inc., nor to organizations intending to pursue certification with DEKRA for the same scope. If you are a DEKRA Certification Inc. client, we can refer you to independent partners.

    Where AI Helps in Automotive

    • MES/ERP/log triage: Production orders, scrap/rework, maintenance logs—patterns relevant to 9001 clauses and CAPA effectiveness
    • Energy & environment/OH&S data: Meters/BMS exports, emissions/waste records, incident & near-miss logs, training records—summaries aligned to 50001/14001/45001 objectives & targets
    • Supplier documentation: PPAP/FMEA/Control Plan snippets—linked when supplier touchpoints affect plant processes
    • IT/OT artifacts (where in scope): Access lists, backup logs, change tickets—pre-tagged to 27001 Annex A controls

    Security & Governance

      Evidence zoning and segregated workspaces; role-based access with SSO; full audit logs
      Encryption in transit/at rest; optional U.S. data residency and customer-managed keys
      No training on client data in public models; private-tenant or on-premises options when required
      Four-eyes principle and traceable citations: All AI outputs are reviewed and referenced to source evidence
    Who Benefits

    FAQs

    Can you combine our internal audits across 9001/14001/45001/50001/27001 in one plant visit?
    How do you avoid line downtime?
    Will outputs fit our tier meetings and Management Review?
    Can you audit us if we are certified by DEKRA Certification, Inc.?