Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
For Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc., defect is Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc; category is Major; inspection item number is 2.1.3; defect reference is (g)(ii); inspection item is Steering linkage condition, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.
- Defect
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc. verified
- Category
- Major verified
- Inspection item number
- 2.1.3
- Defect reference
- (g)(ii) verified
- Inspection item
- Steering linkage condition
- Authority
- DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7) our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
(g)(ii) | Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc. | Major
— gov.uk, retrieved 2026-08-06
Source
- gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/2-steering