A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play · 2.1.3 · (b)(i) · DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7)
What is the category for A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play · 2.1.3 · (b)(i) · DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7)?
For A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, inspection item number is 2.1.3; defect reference is (b)(i); authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7); category is Major; inspection item is Steering linkage condition, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06; source re-checked 2026-10-11.
(b)(i) | A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play | Major
— gov.uk, retrieved 2026-08-06
- Defect
- A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play verified
- Category
- Major verified
- Inspection item number
- 2.1.3
- Defect reference
- (b)(i) verified
- Inspection item
- Steering linkage condition
- 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.
Source
- gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/2-steering