Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive to the extent that safe steering is affected
For Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is excessive to the extent that safe steering is affected, category is Dangerous; inspection item number is 2.3; defect reference is (a)(ii); inspection item is Steering play; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 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
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) | 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
Source
- gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/2-steering