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Jaguar Compact saloon vs Jaguar Xj: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Jaguar Compact saloon
100%
MOT pass rate · 1 vehicles
Jaguar Xj
77%
MOT pass rate · 80,612 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Jaguar Compact saloon (100%) and Jaguar Xj (77%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Jaguar Compact saloon Jaguar Xj
MOT pass rate 100% ✓ 77%
MOT failure rate 0% ✓ 23%
Faults & advisories per test 0.4 ✓ 2.0
Dangerous-fault share 0% ✓ 1%
Average mileage 63,993 mi 113,306 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 1 80,612

Most common faults

Jaguar Compact saloon

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Oil leak
  3. rear tyres close to limit
  4. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. oil leak from rear axle

Jaguar Xj

  1. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)
  6. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Jaguar Compact saloon (100%) and Jaguar Xj (77%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Jaguar Compact saloon report Full Jaguar Xj report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.