# Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, category is Major; inspection item number is 3.4; defect reference is (b)(ii); inspection item is Windscreen wipers; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 3.4
- **Defect reference:** (b)(ii) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Windscreen wipers
- **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) | Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen | 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/).