# Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, category is Minor; inspection item number is 2.1.3; defect reference is (g)(i); inspection item is Steering linkage 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 rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Minor _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 2.1.3
- **Defect reference:** (g)(i) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Steering linkage 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

> (g)(i) | Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated | Minor

## 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/).