# Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour, category is Major; inspection item number is 8.2.2.2; defect reference is (d); inspection item is Opacity; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 8.2.2.2
- **Defect reference:** (d) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Opacity
- **Authority:** DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (d) | Exhaust on a vehicle fitted with a diesel particulate filter emits visible smoke of any colour | Major

## Source

- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/8-nuisance

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/).