Jaguar XJS
Red · Petrol · 1989 · 5,343 cc
7968 MCMOT history
7968 MC is a red petrol Jaguar XJS first used on 31 Dec 1989. Its MOT is valid until 26 Mar 2027 and it has passed 5 of 8 MOT tests, with 90,438 miles recorded at the latest.
From DVSA MOT records, updated 27 Mar 2026.
- MOT
- Valid
- Until 26 Mar 2027
- Mileage
- 90,438 mi
- At MOT on 27 Mar 2026
- MOT tests
- 8
- 5 passed · 3 failed
- Per year
- 286 mi
- Average between MOTs
Vehicle details
- Registration
- 7968 MC
- Registration format
- Dateless
- Make
- Jaguar
- Model
- XJS
- Colour
- Red
- Fuel type
- Petrol
- Engine size
- 5,343 cc
- Year of manufacture
- 1989
- First used
- 31 Dec 1989
- MOT status
- MOT valid until 26 Mar 2027
- Latest MOT test
- 27 Mar 2026 (Pass)
Mileage history
7968 MC was last recorded at 90,438 miles on 27 Mar 2026, 95 miles more than at the previous MOT on 20 Mar 2026.
Mileage went down between tests
- 16 Sept 2024: 89,951 miles, lower than 89,997 miles on 20 Sept 2023.
A replacement instrument cluster, a recording error at the test or odometer tampering can cause this.
- Previous MOT
- 90,343 miles · 20 Mar 2026
- Between the last two tests
- 95 miles
- Average per year
- 286 miles
Recorded mileage by year
- 2026 – 90,438 miles
- 2024 – 89,951 miles
- 2023 – 89,997 miles
- 2022 – 89,179 miles
- 2021 – 89,052 miles
What the latest MOT found
No defects or advisories were recorded.
Recurring issues
Items recorded at more than one earlier MOT but not at the latest one. Repeat advisories can show maintenance that was put off.
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value
Dangerous2 MOTs, 2021–2023
Full MOT history
8 tests since 19 May 2021, newest first. Select a test to see every defect and advisory.
Pass90,438 miles (+95)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Mar 2027
- Odometer
- 90,438 miles
- Test number
- 773699039537
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail90,343 miles (+392)2 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 90,343 miles
- Test number
- 716564967340
- MajorNearside Front Tyre fouling a part of the vehicle (5.2.3 (f))
- MajorRear Service brake imbalanced across an axle (1.2.1 (b) (i))
Pass89,951 miles (-46)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Sept 2025
- Odometer
- 89,951 miles
- Test number
- 950814507845
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass89,997 miles (+218)
- MOT expiry
- 19 Sept 2024
- Odometer
- 89,997 miles
- Test number
- 317230271350
No defects or advisories recorded.
Fail89,779 miles (+600)1 dangerous4 major
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 89,779 miles
- Test number
- 177775951016
- DangerousParking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))
- MajorNearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- MajorOffside Front Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))
- MajorOffside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively damaged significantly reducing structural strength inner wing (5.3.6 (a) (i))
- MajorOffside Rear Parking brake inoperative on one side (1.4.1 (a))
Pass89,179 miles (+127)
- MOT expiry
- 26 Jun 2023
- Odometer
- 89,179 miles
- Test number
- 452671553624
No defects or advisories recorded.
Pass89,052 miles3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- 18 May 2022
- Odometer
- 89,052 miles
- Test number
- 231078147443
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- AdvisoryThe underneath of the vehicle has been covered in underseal
Fail89,052 miles1 dangerous2 major1 minor3 advisories
- MOT expiry
- No new certificate
- Odometer
- 89,052 miles
- Test number
- 387525014070
- DangerousParking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))
- MajorDriver's view of the road through the swept area of the windscreen significantly affected by an obstruction wiper blades stop in in the swept area (3.1 (a) (ii))
- MajorWindscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))
- MinorOffside Headlamp reflector slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))
- AdvisoryNearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
- AdvisoryOffside Front Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))
- AdvisoryThe underneath of the vehicle has been covered in underseal
Questions about 7968 MC
- What vehicle is registration 7968 MC currently assigned to?
- DVSA MOT records show 7968 MC on a red petrol Jaguar XJS first used on 31 Dec 1989. Dateless registrations can be transferred between vehicles, so earlier MOT tests may have been under a different registration. Registered keeper details are not public and are not shown.
- Does 7968 MC currently have a valid MOT?
- Yes. DVSA records show the MOT on 7968 MC is valid until 26 Mar 2027.
- When is the MOT due on 7968 MC?
- The MOT on 7968 MC is valid until 26 Mar 2027. It can be tested up to a month (minus a day) before then and keep the same renewal date.
- What mileage has 7968 MC done?
- 7968 MC was recorded at 90,438 miles at its MOT on 27 Mar 2026, an average of 286 miles a year.
- Has 7968 MC ever failed its MOT?
- Yes. 7968 MC has failed 3 of its 8 MOT tests, most recently on 20 Mar 2026.
- Has the mileage on 7968 MC ever gone down?
- Yes. The recorded mileage was lower than at the previous test once, first on 16 Sept 2024. This can be caused by a replacement instrument cluster, a recording error or odometer tampering.
- What did the latest MOT on 7968 MC find?
- 7968 MC passed its latest MOT on 27 Mar 2026 with no defects or advisories recorded.
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