# Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 2.1.3
- **Defect reference:** (g)(ii) _(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)(ii) | Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc. | 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/).