Does the BMW 8 Series fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The BMW 8 Series records 0.99 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.43 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.56, 95% interval +0.41 to +0.72). It ranks 54 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on vehicle identification · check a BMW 8 Series by registration
What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the BMW 8 Series is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 139 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 139 | 0.86 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 16,114 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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