# EPS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates any kind of failure of the system. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For EPS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates any kind of failure of the system., defect is EPS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates any kind of failure of the system; category is Major; inspection item number is 2.6; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Electronic Power Steering (EPS), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** EPS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates any kind of failure of the system. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 2.6
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Electronic Power Steering (EPS)
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | EPS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates any kind of failure of the system. | | | 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/).