# at least two brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading). — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For at least two brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading)., defect is at least two brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading); category is Dangerous; inspection item number is 1.1.3; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Vacuum pump or compressor and reservoirs, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** at least two brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Dangerous
- **Inspection item number:** 1.1.3
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Vacuum pump or compressor and reservoirs
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | Insufficient pressure/vacuum to give assistance for at least four brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading); at least two brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading). | | | X | X

## Source

- https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32014L0045

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/).