# Insufficient pressure/vacuum to give assistance for at least four 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 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: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **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/).