# Brake control not releasing correctly. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Brake control not releasing correctly., defect is Brake control not releasing correctly; category is Minor; inspection item number is 1.1.2; defect reference is (b); inspection item is Pedal/hand lever condition and travel of the brake operating device, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Brake control not releasing correctly. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Minor
- **Inspection item number:** 1.1.2
- **Defect reference:** (b) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Pedal/hand lever condition and travel of the brake operating device
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) | Brake control not releasing correctly. If its functionality is affected. | | 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/).