Does the Jaguar F-Pace fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Jaguar F-Pace records 0.55 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.25 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.30, 95% interval +0.27 to +0.34). It ranks 93 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 Jaguar F-Pace is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 968 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 968 | 0.47 |
| Number plate showing an incorrect registration | 84 | 0.04 |
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 48 | 0.02 |
| Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off | 42 | 0.02 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 206,116 (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
If a Jaguar F-Pace gets a vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?
1.3% of Jaguar F-Pace MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 10,634 miles later (903 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 903 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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