# Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective, category is Major; inspection item number is 8.2.2.1; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Exhaust emission control equipment; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 8.2.2.1
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Exhaust emission control equipment
- **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) | Emission control equipment fitted by the manufacturer missing, obviously modified or obviously defective | Major

## Source

- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/8-nuisance

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/).