Certificate of conformity by make Jaguar

Jaguar is going through a transition that has sharply reduced its combustion range. The used market is still fed by recent XE, XF and F-Pace models, for which type-approval data is accessible.

As with Land Rover, British production means checking the country and date of first registration before qualifying the file: a vehicle registered in the United Kingdom after 1 January 2021 does not follow the same procedure as one sold new in Belgium or the Netherlands. The fully electric I-Pace adds the question of battery data, which some authorities require and which does not always appear on the certificate.

The frequent file is an XE, XF or F-Pace bought in Germany, Belgium or the Netherlands, with accessible type-approval data and a channel that goes through the importer. The turnaround is reasonable but less predictable than at a volume manufacturer. On a Jaguar our first check mirrors the one we run on Land Rover: the country and date of first registration, which decide the applicable regime since Brexit. On the I-Pace we also ask whether your authority requires the battery data, which is not on every certificate. Asking those two questions at the outset heads off almost every file that would otherwise drag on.

For a Jaguar, the request usually goes through the national importer of the country of first registration: one more link in the chain, so a longer turnaround.

Where to find the chassis number (VIN) on a Jaguar

A certificate covers one vehicle only, identified by its chassis number (VIN). The safest place to read it is field E of the foreign registration document. On a Jaguar, it also appears:

• at the base of the windscreen, driver’s side, readable from outside
• on the manufacturer’s plate on the driver’s door pillar
• copied into the service book

A VIN never contains the letters I, O or Q: mistaking one for a 1 or a 0 is enough to send the search astray.

Most frequently imported Jaguar models

The Jaguar vehicles we handle most often come from Germany, from Belgium and from the Netherlands.

The requests we receive mostly concern:

• Jaguar F-Pace
• Jaguar E-Pace
• Jaguar XE
• Jaguar XF
• Jaguar I-Pace

The rest of the EU-approved Jaguar range is handled the same way.

Jaguar and the eCOC: what changes in 2026

Since 5 July 2026, Jaguar has been sending conformity data for its new vehicles to the approval authorities in eCOC format. Your used Jaguar is not affected: you need the ordinary COC, issued exactly as before. Paper and printouts of the eCOC remain accepted until 29 November 2026 at the latest. Understand the eCOC.