Reference Source

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

For Insufficient pressure/vacuum to give assistance for at least four brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading);, category is Major; inspection item number is 1.1.3; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Vacuum pump or compressor and reservoirs; authority is EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

Defect
Insufficient pressure/vacuum to give assistance for at least four brake applications after the warning device has operated (or gauge shows an unsafe reading); verified
Category
Major
Inspection item number
1.1.3
Defect reference
(a) verified
Inspection item
Vacuum pump or compressor and reservoirs
Authority
EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I our reading
Sourceeur-lex.europa.eu
Verified2026-08-06
Review by2027-02-02
DatasetVehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

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.

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

eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved 2026-08-06

Source

Last verified against source: 2026-08-06. Due for re-check by 2027-02-02. This page as Markdown · OKF bundle · full dataset as JSON.