# Steering box leaking to the extent that oil is dripping — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Steering box leaking to the extent that oil is dripping, category is Major; inspection item number is 2.1.1; defect reference is (e)(ii); inspection item is Steering gear condition; authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Steering box leaking to the extent that oil is dripping _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 2.1.1
- **Defect reference:** (e)(ii) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Steering gear condition
- **Authority:** DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (e)(ii) | Steering box leaking to the extent that oil is dripping | 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/).