# Stop lamp(s) all missing or inoperative — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Stop lamp(s) all missing or inoperative, category is Dangerous; inspection item number is 4.3.1; defect reference is (a)(iii); inspection item is Presence, condition and operation; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Stop lamp(s) all missing or inoperative _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Dangerous _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 4.3.1
- **Defect reference:** (a)(iii) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Presence, condition and operation
- **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)(iii) | Stop lamp(s) all missing or inoperative | Dangerous

## 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/).