# Windscreen or window excessively tinted and visibility through swept area of windscreen or of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Windscreen or window excessively tinted and visibility through swept area of windscreen or of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected, category is Major; inspection item number is 3.2; defect reference is (b)(ii); inspection item is Condition of glass; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Windscreen or window excessively tinted and visibility through swept area of windscreen or of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 3.2
- **Defect reference:** (b)(ii) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Condition of glass
- **Authority:** DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b)(ii) | Windscreen or window excessively tinted and visibility through swept area of windscreen or of an obligatory external mirror seriously affected | Major

## Source

- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/3-visibility

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/).