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Jaguar Coupe vs Jaguar Xj: reliability comparison

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

Jaguar Coupe
84%
MOT pass rate · 37 vehicles
More reliable
Jaguar Xj
77%
MOT pass rate · 80,612 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate, the Jaguar Coupe is the more reliable of the two — 84% pass first time versus 77%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Head to head

Measure Jaguar Coupe Jaguar Xj
MOT pass rate 84% ✓ 77%
MOT failure rate 16% ✓ 23%
Faults & advisories per test 1.1 ✓ 2.0
Dangerous-fault share 1% 1%
Average mileage 51,294 mi 113,306 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 37 80,612

Most common faults

Jaguar Coupe

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)
  2. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2)
  3. Oil leak
  4. Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
  5. Offside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
  6. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

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 Coupe is the more reliable of the two — 84% pass first time versus 77%. It's one signal among several; check the full breakdown below.

Full Jaguar Coupe 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.