# Cracked or discoloured glass or transparent panel (if permitted) (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers). — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Cracked or discoloured glass or transparent panel (if permitted) (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers)., defect is Cracked or discoloured glass or transparent panel (if permitted) (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers); category is Minor; inspection item number is 3.2; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Condition of glass, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Cracked or discoloured glass or transparent panel (if permitted) (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Minor
- **Inspection item number:** 3.2
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Condition of glass
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | Cracked or discoloured glass or transparent panel (if permitted) (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers). | | 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/).