# Affecting functionality. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Affecting functionality., defect is Affecting functionality; category is Dangerous; inspection item number is 2.1.1; defect reference is (b); inspection item is Steering gear condition, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Affecting functionality. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Dangerous
- **Inspection item number:** 2.1.1
- **Defect reference:** (b) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Steering gear condition
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) | Sector shaft twisted or splines worn. Affecting functionality. | | | 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/).