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Does the Jaguar XF fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?

The Jaguar XF records 0.50 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.34 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) (+0.16, 95% interval +0.14 to +0.17). It ranks 168 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 XF is “Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements”, recorded 2,149 times in 2019–2024.

Jaguar XF: most frequent vehicle identification defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements2,1490.36
Number plate inscription missing or illegible3830.06
Number plate missing or so insecure that it is likely to fall off2560.04
Number plate showing an incorrect registration 1790.03

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 597,150 (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 XF gets a vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?

2.5% of Jaguar XF MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,182 miles later (4,594 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,594 (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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