Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive to the extent that safe steering is affected · 2.3 · (a)(ii) · DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7)
What is the category for Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive to the extent that safe steering is affected · 2.3 · (a)(ii) · DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7)?
For Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive to the extent that safe steering is affected, inspection item number is 2.3; defect reference is (a)(ii); authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7); category is Dangerous; inspection item is Steering play, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06; source re-checked 2026-10-11.
(a)(ii) | Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive to the extent that safe steering is affected | Dangerous
— gov.uk, retrieved 2026-08-06
- Defect
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive to the extent that safe steering is affected verified
- Category
- Dangerous verified
- Inspection item number
- 2.3
- Defect reference
- (a)(ii) verified
- Inspection item
- Steering play
- Authority
- DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) our reading
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Source
- gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/2-steering