# A battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier or cause a short circuit — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For A battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier or cause a short circuit, category is Major; inspection item number is 4.13; defect reference is (a)(ii); inspection item is Battery(ies); authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** A battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier or cause a short circuit _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 4.13
- **Defect reference:** (a)(ii) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Battery(ies)
- **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)(ii) | A battery insecure and likely to fall from carrier or cause a short circuit | Major

## Source

- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/4-lamps-reflectors-and-electrical-equipment

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/).