Jaguar MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 348,873 MOT tests on Jaguar cars from 2023, covering 15 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 348,873 MOT tests on Jaguar cars in 2023, 78% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Jaguar models with enough tests, the I Pace did best at 92% and the X Type did least well at 58%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Jaguar models
| Model | Tests | First-time pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| XF | 101,840 | 76% |
| F Pace | 47,697 | 85% |
| XE | 44,027 | 82% |
| X Type | 30,310 | 58% |
| E Pace | 28,308 | 88% |
| XJ | 25,226 | 76% |
| F Type | 13,856 | 91% |
| S Type | 13,541 | 63% |
| I Pace | 12,940 | 92% |
| XKR | 8,784 | 76% |
| XK | 8,423 | 81% |
| XK8 | 6,921 | 74% |
| XJS | 3,286 | 79% |
| XJR | 2,274 | 75% |
| E Type | 1,440 | 91% |
What Jaguar cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Lights and electrics6.5% (all cars 11.3%)
- Tyres6.1% (all cars 6.4%)
- Suspension5.8% (all cars 9.0%)
- Brakes5.2% (all cars 6.8%)
- Visibility3.8% (all cars 4.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions2.4% (all cars 3.1%)
- Body and structure1.5% (all cars 3.5%)
- Steering1.1% (all cars 1.8%)
Most common Jaguar failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.6%
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 1.6%
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 1.3%
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 1.2%
- Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 1.1%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.1%
- Position lamp: not working 1.0%
- Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 1.0%
Check a particular Jaguar
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.