# Leaking fuel or missing or ineffective filler cap. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Leaking fuel or missing or ineffective filler cap., defect is Leaking fuel or missing or ineffective filler cap; category is Major; inspection item number is 6.1.3; defect reference is (b); inspection item is Fuel tank and pipes (including heating fuel tank and pipes), recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Leaking fuel or missing or ineffective filler cap. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 6.1.3
- **Defect reference:** (b) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Fuel tank and pipes (including heating fuel tank and pipes)
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) | Leaking fuel or missing or ineffective filler cap. Risk of fire; excessive loss of hazardous material. | | | 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/).