Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc. · 2.1.3 · (g)(ii) · DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7)
What is the category for Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc. · 2.1.3 · (g)(ii) · DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7)?
For Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc., inspection item number is 2.1.3; defect reference is (g)(ii); authority is DVSA MOT (cars, vans and passenger vehicles, classes 3, 4, 5, 7); category is Major; inspection item is Steering linkage condition, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06; source re-checked 2026-10-11.
(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
- 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.
Source
- gov.ukhttps://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-private-passenger-and-light-commercial-vehicles/2-steering