# Excessive movement of top of column radially from axis of column. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Excessive movement of top of column radially from axis of column., defect is Excessive movement of top of column radially from axis of column; category is Major; inspection item number is 2.2.2; defect reference is (b); inspection item is Steering column/yokes and forks and steering dampers, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Excessive movement of top of column radially from axis of column. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 2.2.2
- **Defect reference:** (b) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Steering column/yokes and forks and steering dampers
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) | Excessive movement of top of column radially from axis of column. | | | 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/).