# Glass or transparent panel (including reflecting or tinted film) that does not comply with specifications in the requirements 1 , (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers). — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Glass or transparent panel (including reflecting or tinted film) that does not comply with specifications in the requirements 1 , (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers)., defect is Glass or transparent panel (including reflecting or tinted film) that does not comply with specifications in the requirements 1 , (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers); category is Minor; inspection item number is 3.2; defect reference is (b); inspection item is Condition of glass, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Glass or transparent panel (including reflecting or tinted film) that does not comply with specifications in the requirements 1 , (outside cleaning area of windscreen wipers). _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Minor
- **Inspection item number:** 3.2
- **Defect reference:** (b) _(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

> (b) | Glass or transparent panel (including reflecting or tinted film) that does not comply with specifications in the requirements 1 , (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/).