Does the Jaguar S-Type fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Jaguar S-Type records 0.56 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.73 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) (−0.17, 95% interval −0.23 to −0.11). It ranks 552 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 S-Type is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 215 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 215 | 0.27 |
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 154 | 0.19 |
| Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off | 72 | 0.09 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 80,627 (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 S-Type gets a vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?
3.8% of Jaguar S-Type MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,883 miles later (1,667 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,667 (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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