# An obstruction within the driver’s field of view that significantly affects his view in front or to the sides outside the swept area of windscreen — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For An obstruction within the driver’s field of view that significantly affects his view in front or to the sides outside the swept area of windscreen, category is Minor; inspection item number is 3.1; defect reference is (a)(i); inspection item is Field of vision; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** An obstruction within the driver’s field of view that significantly affects his view in front or to the sides outside the swept area of windscreen _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Minor _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 3.1
- **Defect reference:** (a)(i) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Field of vision
- **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)(i) | An obstruction within the driver’s field of view that significantly affects his view in front or to the sides outside the swept area of windscreen | Minor

## Source

- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/3-visibility

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/).