# Speedometer not fitted where one is required — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Speedometer not fitted where one is required, category is Major; inspection item number is 7.8; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Speedometer; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Speedometer not fitted where one is required _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 7.8
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Speedometer _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Authority:** DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | Speedometer not fitted where one is required | Major

## Source

- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/7-other-equipment

Last verified: 2026-08-06. Review by: 2027-02-02.
Part of [Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts](https://referencesource.org/vehicle-inspection-defect-categories/).