# Master cylinder leaking — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Master cylinder leaking, category is Dangerous; inspection item number is 1.1.10; defect reference is (b)(ii); inspection item is Brake master cylinder and servo; authority is DVSA MOT (motorcycles, classes 1 and 2), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Master cylinder leaking _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Dangerous _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 1.1.10
- **Defect reference:** (b)(ii) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Brake master cylinder and servo
- **Authority:** DVSA MOT (motorcycles, classes 1 and 2) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b)(ii) | Master cylinder leaking | Dangerous

## Source

- https://www.gov.uk/guidance/mot-inspection-manual-for-motorcycles/1-brakes

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/).