# Attachment of steering column defective — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Attachment of steering column defective, category is Major; inspection item number is 2.2.2; defect reference is (d)(i); inspection item is Steering column or forks and yokes; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Attachment of steering column defective _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 2.2.2
- **Defect reference:** (d)(i) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Steering column or forks and yokes
- **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)(i) | Attachment of steering column defective | Major

## Source

- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/2-steering

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/).