# Tyre tread wear indicator becomes exposed. — Vehicle inspection defect categories: MOT major, minor and dangerous verdicts

For Tyre tread wear indicator becomes exposed., defect is Tyre tread wear indicator becomes exposed; category is Major; inspection item number is 5.2.3; defect reference is (e); inspection item is Tyres, recorded from its source on 2026-08-06.

- **Defect:** Tyre tread wear indicator becomes exposed. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category:** Major
- **Inspection item number:** 5.2.3
- **Defect reference:** (e) _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inspection item:** Tyres
- **Authority:** EU Directive 2014/45/EU Annex I _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (e) | Tyre tread wear indicator becomes exposed. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements 1 . | | | 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/).