Insufficient pressure/vacuum assistance for less than two brake applications after warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading)
For Insufficient pressure/vacuum assistance for less than two brake applications after warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading), category is Dangerous; inspection item number is 1.1.3; defect reference is (a)(ii); inspection item is Air and vacuum systems; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
- Defect
- Insufficient pressure/vacuum assistance for less than two brake applications after warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading) verified
- Category
- Dangerous verified
- Inspection item number
- 1.1.3
- Defect reference
- (a)(ii) verified
- Inspection item
- Air and vacuum systems
- Authority
- DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(a)(ii) | Insufficient pressure/vacuum assistance for less than two brake applications after warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading) | Dangerous
— gov.uk, retrieved 2026-08-06
Source
- gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/1-brakes