# Installation damaged to such an extent that it would be dangerous to use it. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Installation damaged to such an extent that it would be dangerous to use it., defect is Installation damaged to such an extent that it would be dangerous to use it; category is Major; inspection item number is 9.12.1; defect reference is (b); inspection item is Installations for food preparation, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Installation damaged to such an extent that it would be dangerous to use it. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 9.12.1
- **Defect reference:** (b) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Installations for food preparation
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (b) | Installation damaged to such an extent that it would be dangerous to use it. | | | 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/).