Does the Ferrari California fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Ferrari California records 1.02 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.34 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+0.68, 95% interval +0.47 to +0.89). It ranks 38 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Ferrari California is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 65 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 65 | 0.72 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 9,027 (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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