Condition (Pedal): pre-2018 MOT

This is pre-2018 MOT wording. The defect categories changed on 20 May 2018.

Now called Pedal.

18 pre-2018 fail items.

Old wording	Inspection manual	Now
Condition modified and seriously weakened	A service brake control inappropriately repaired or modified.	Pedal not releasing correctly (minor)
Condition inappropriately repaired	A service brake control inappropriately repaired or modified.	Pedal not releasing correctly (minor)
Condition fouling on other parts of the vehicle	the pedal is fouling parts of the vehicle so that free movement of the pedal is obstructed	Pedal pivot has excessive wear or free play (major)
Condition pad not secure to the pedal	a pedal pad or operating lever not secure to the pedal	Pedal has insufficient reserve travel (major)
Condition has insufficient reserve movement	when the pedal is depressed, there is not enough reserve pedal movement	Pedal has insufficient reserve travel (major)
Condition creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure	The pedal tends to creep down while held under pressure	Pedal has insufficient reserve travel (major)
Condition spongy	sponginess indicating air in the hydraulic system	Pedal not releasing correctly (minor)
Condition has no servo assistance	no dip can be felt when the engine is started, indicating vacuum assistance is not working satisfactorily	Pedal not releasing correctly (minor)
Condition reservoir fluid level decreases after several brake applications	after several applications of the brake pedal the fluid level in the reservoir has decreased	Pedal has insufficient reserve travel (major)
Condition feels spongy with the vacuum fully depleted	with the vacuum depleted the pedal is spongy or creeps	Pedal has insufficient reserve travel (major)
Condition creeps with the vacuum fully depleted	with the vacuum depleted the pedal is spongy or creeps	Pedal has insufficient reserve travel (major)
Condition creeps down under servo assistance and touches the floor	with servo assistance the pedal creeps down and touches the floor	Pedal has insufficient reserve travel (major)
Condition functionally incomplete	the pedal or actuating linkage fractured, excessively corroded or functionally incomplete	Pedal pivot has excessive wear or free play (major)
Condition has excessive side movement indicating a badly worn bearing or pivot	excessive side movement of the pedal at right angles to its normal movement indicating a badly worn pedal bearing or pivot	Pedal pivot excessively tight (major)
Condition does not operate a brake fitted to each wheel	on vehicles first used on or after Jan 1968 a brake is not applied to all the wheels	Pedal not releasing correctly (minor)
Condition operating lever not secure to the pedal	a pedal pad or operating lever not secure to the pedal	Pedal has insufficient reserve travel (major)
Condition fractured	the pedal or actuating linkage fractured, excessively corroded or functionally incomplete	Pedal pivot has excessive wear or free play (major)
Condition excessively corroded	the pedal or actuating linkage fractured, excessively corroded or functionally incomplete	Pedal pivot excessively tight (major)

Current names are the closest match by wording and part. The DVSA publishes no official old-to-new table.

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