Does a cracked numberplate fail an MOT?

I dont think Thats a fail. I think if it somehow cracked and made one of the letters or numbers look like another letter may be a fail
 
Should only fail if..
A registration plate is:
a. missing or incorrect
b. so insecure that it is likely to fall off
c. letter or figure missing or incomplete
d. faded, dirty, delaminated, deteriorated or
obscured, (for example by a towbar) so
that it is likely to be misread or is not easily
legible by a person standing approximately
20 metres to the front/rear of the vehicle
e. background overprinted or shadowed with
text e.g. vehicle manufacturer name.
 
New checks have been introduced to the MOT Test to ensure the registration plate confirms to the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001.

These checks will now confirm the following:

The characters and background colour comply with regulations
The character font is an a correct type
The characters are the correct size as is the size of the margin
The plates are fitted vertically
The non-reflective border is within the permitted width
Finally an unacceptable symbol or flag, such as football team crests or logo, is not displayed.
Also for vehicles registered on or after 1 September 2001 ( i.e 51 plates and later ) the additional checks will also be performed:

It displays the BSAU 145d marking
It also displays the name and postcode of the registration plate supplier
It does not display a honeycomb or similar effect background.

so a crack should be fine
 
I used to have a chip out of the bottom edge of my number plate that was there for years. Would get an advisory on it every year but it never failed.
 
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