# Obviously manipulated (fraud) to reduce or misrepresent the vehicle’s distance record. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Obviously manipulated (fraud) to reduce or misrepresent the vehicle’s distance record., defect is Obviously manipulated (fraud) to reduce or misrepresent the vehicle’s distance record; category is Major; inspection item number is 7.11; defect reference is (a); inspection item is Odometer if available (X) 2, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Obviously manipulated (fraud) to reduce or misrepresent the vehicle’s distance record. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 7.11
- **Defect reference:** (a) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Odometer if available (X) 2
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (a) | Obviously manipulated (fraud) to reduce or misrepresent the vehicle’s distance record. | | | 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/).