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MOT reliability

Jaguar Xj

80,612 vehicles · 905,942 completed MOT tests analysed
77%
MOT pass rate

Based on 80,612 Jaguar Xj vehicles and 905,942 completed MOT tests, the Jaguar Xj has an overall 77% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 113,306 miles.

80,612
Vehicles
905,942
MOT tests
5,075
Avg miles / year
2
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Jaguar Xj problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Jaguar Xj MOT tests:

  • Other79%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension16%
  • Brakes8%
  • Steering5%
  • Emissions & nuisance3%
  • Lamps & electrical2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Body & structure2%

Jaguar Xj pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
150092%
21,32889%
327,99287%
430,27786%
532,94285%
635,98684%
740,10982%
846,64881%
951,57779%
1056,00878%
1160,06777%
1261,67975%
1360,58574%
1457,62273%
1552,66673%
1647,92472%
1742,33372%
1836,35272%
1929,90872%
2024,79473%

Fuel types: Petrol (65,182), Diesel (14,970), LPG (447), Gas Bi-Fuel (9), Electric (2), Other (1), Gas (1)

Most common Jaguar Xj MOT faults

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

  1. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (32,882 times)
  2. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (32,347 times)
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (26,643 times)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (25,521 times)
  5. Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (17,104 times)
  6. Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (16,248 times)
  7. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (14,020 times)
  8. Oil leak (14,000 times)
  9. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (10,744 times)
  10. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) (10,430 times)
  11. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (10,341 times)
  12. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (10,171 times)
  13. Fuel pipe/s corroded (9,751 times)
  14. Offside Front Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c) (9,618 times)
  15. Under-trays fitted obscuring some underside components (9,608 times)

Jaguar Xj pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2023 1 6 67% 119,453
2022 7 9 100% 16,383
2021 2 4 67% 60,102
2020 167 611 93% 39,771
2019 435 2,150 91% 43,486
2018 674 4,096 91% 55,105
2017 914 6,693 90% 65,304
2016 1,130 9,177 88% 72,655
2015 1,024 9,447 87% 79,040
2014 1,112 11,651 85% 90,220
2013 1,287 14,867 84% 99,894
2012 1,194 14,716 84% 103,504
2011 1,876 24,766 83% 110,458
2010 1,723 24,062 83% 112,570
2009 747 11,184 80% 99,020
2008 1,183 18,951 80% 105,937
2007 1,721 28,995 79% 113,696
2006 2,042 36,407 79% 114,159
2005 1,708 32,352 79% 115,414
2004 2,591 51,056 79% 119,876
2003 3,146 62,175 78% 120,303
2002 1,731 29,122 79% 108,148
2001 2,336 36,764 79% 109,332
2000 2,574 37,630 76% 110,249
1999 3,258 40,830 74% 113,770
1998 6,381 75,750 74% 112,989
1997 5,368 65,628 74% 125,037
1996 5,596 64,015 74% 131,417
1995 5,860 57,103 73% 131,086
1994 4,173 31,798 72% 125,265
1993 3,334 20,847 70% 125,501
1992 2,593 15,218 70% 130,123
1991 1,866 9,873 69% 125,480
1990 2,676 12,933 70% 124,603
1989 2,336 10,764 67% 113,718
1988 1,391 6,569 69% 107,518
1987 556 2,554 69% 95,056
1986 424 2,616 71% 93,631
1985 452 2,965 72% 92,317
1984 382 2,466 71% 89,747
1983 253 1,834 71% 85,363
1982 206 1,198 73% 71,748
1981 129 827 71% 59,420
1980 75 438 73% 54,954
1979 133 928 77% 55,551
1978 264 1,646 75% 51,985
1977 256 1,532 75% 61,186
1976 229 1,354 74% 56,078
1975 222 1,230 76% 50,248
1974 135 873 77% 51,096
1973 138 908 78% 52,535
1972 151 1,090 83% 48,182
1971 216 1,544 81% 51,849
1970 115 963 81% 65,813
1969 94 646 82% 46,874
1968 7 82 79% 56,170
1967 3 14 86% 38,415
1966 1 5 100% 11,143
1965 4 29 83% 51,611
1964 1 2 100% 76,505
1963 1 1 0% 11,355
1961 1 1 100% 3,168
1960 1 4 100% 79,585
1959 1 2 50% 39,773

Jaguar Xj reliability FAQ

Across 80,612 Jaguar Xj vehicles in our MOT data, 77% pass the MOT (a 23% failure rate), with about 2 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Jaguar Xj MOT issues are: Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1).

The typical Jaguar Xj in our data has covered around 113,306 miles.

Compare the Jaguar Xj

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