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MOT reliability

Jaguar Mk ii

3,536 vehicles · 22,531 completed MOT tests analysed
83%
MOT pass rate

Based on 3,536 Jaguar Mk ii vehicles and 22,531 completed MOT tests, the Jaguar Mk ii has an overall 83% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 55,183 miles.

3,536
Vehicles
22,531
MOT tests
669
Avg miles / year
1.2
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Jaguar Mk ii problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Jaguar Mk ii MOT tests:

  • Other100%
  • Emissions & nuisance7%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension6%
  • Steering4%
  • Brakes4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Lamps & electrical1%
  • Body & structure1%

Jaguar Mk ii pass rate by age

How the Jaguar Mk ii's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
19472%
27982%
38979%
49684%
59385%
611282%
712783%
812679%
912281%
1013381%
1112981%
1211982%
1314282%
1414785%
1516382%
1619581%
1717984%
1819981%
1920176%
2019377%

Fuel types: Petrol (3,525), Other (7), Diesel (3), Gas (1)

Most common Jaguar Mk ii MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Jaguar Mk ii MOT tests:

  1. Oil leak (696 times)
  2. Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (575 times)
  3. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (504 times)
  4. Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1a) (362 times)
  5. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (348 times)
  6. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (347 times)
  7. Horn not working (1.6.2a) (263 times)
  8. Steering column top bearing slightly worn (2.1.2c) (250 times)
  9. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (222 times)
  10. Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (206 times)
  11. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (203 times)
  12. Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (196 times)
  13. Offside Front Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (188 times)
  14. Offside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (185 times)
  15. Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (174 times)

Jaguar Mk ii pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2021 3 6 67% 75,274
2020 4 5 80% 55,072
2019 3 5 80% 78,330
2018 10 25 76% 46,868
2017 16 49 84% 45,635
2016 12 45 89% 37,914
2015 14 56 79% 45,743
2014 7 29 90% 55,397
2013 9 44 77% 41,471
2012 5 42 81% 47,131
2011 7 70 79% 51,617
2010 5 56 86% 54,791
2009 5 55 76% 20,829
2008 7 68 87% 54,466
2007 8 75 80% 40,384
2006 8 87 77% 46,345
2005 2 21 76% 52,306
2004 9 106 85% 44,747
2003 16 198 79% 50,975
2002 18 187 74% 62,698
2001 20 173 87% 42,031
2000 16 173 77% 47,336
1999 16 155 86% 48,101
1998 12 133 79% 58,271
1997 15 165 84% 40,567
1996 13 163 83% 55,164
1995 4 49 78% 65,830
1994 22 230 81% 50,867
1993 16 134 84% 40,712
1992 20 168 79% 50,151
1991 36 407 80% 49,420
1990 45 496 83% 37,041
1989 28 259 77% 61,749
1988 19 193 85% 46,120
1987 12 124 84% 40,555
1986 8 79 70% 53,596
1985 10 117 86% 48,504
1984 21 200 84% 48,986
1983 17 172 83% 51,444
1982 11 92 91% 53,694
1981 10 133 80% 47,357
1980 17 167 86% 49,499
1979 11 119 88% 25,659
1978 26 267 82% 57,131
1977 3 5 100% 59,034
1975 1 24 71% 84,971
1974 1 5 80% 91,531
1972 3 18 78% 45,760
1971 7 38 82% 59,777
1970 1 1 100% 75,705
1969 49 452 77% 66,947
1968 259 2,304 82% 56,080
1967 199 1,854 84% 57,668
1966 204 1,895 84% 58,019
1965 178 1,584 82% 57,674
1964 196 1,675 83% 62,708
1963 214 1,792 84% 56,424
1962 223 1,814 83% 54,942
1961 253 2,279 84% 53,980
1960 128 1,076 80% 59,791
1959 16 82 84% 52,790
1958 3 7 57% 68,408
1957 2 9 78% 11,668
1956 3 5 60% 48,222

Jaguar Mk ii reliability FAQ

Across 3,536 Jaguar Mk ii vehicles in our MOT data, 83% pass the MOT (a 17% failure rate), with about 1.2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Jaguar Mk ii MOT issues are: Oil leak; Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7).

The typical Jaguar Mk ii in our data has covered around 55,183 miles.

Compare the Jaguar Mk ii

See how the Jaguar Mk ii stacks up against other Jaguar models on MOT reliability:

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