# Brake control so insecure that the brake cannot be readily applied — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Brake control so insecure that the brake cannot be readily applied, category is Dangerous; inspection item number is 1.1.2; defect reference is (e)(ii); inspection item is Brake lever and pedal condition and travel; authority is DVSA MOT (motorcycles, classes 1 and 2), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Brake control so insecure that the brake cannot be readily applied _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Dangerous _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item number:** 1.1.2
- **Defect reference:** (e)(ii) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Brake lever and pedal condition and travel
- **Authority:** DVSA MOT (motorcycles, classes 1 and 2) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (e)(ii) | Brake control so insecure that the brake cannot be readily applied | 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/).