Jaguar XJ MOT reliability

Jaguar XJs passed their MOT first time 76% of the time across 25,351 tests in 2025. 22,636 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

76%

MOTs analysed

25,351

Still licensed (GB)

22,636

Body type

Convertible

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2019 diesel

414 MOTs

Passed first time 91%. Typical mileage 36,974 (most between 25,118 and 51,913).

2020: 100% → 2021: 96% → 2022: 91% → 2023: 91% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 91%

Most common failures

Condition: has ply or cords exposed (2.2%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)
Headlamp aim: too low (1.2%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.0%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.7%)

2019 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 20,051 (most between 20,051 and 20,051).

2021: 81% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2019 XJs fail

Wheels & tyres

4.6%

Lights & electrics

2.4%

Visibility & wipers

1.7%

Brakes

1.2%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.7%

Suspension & axles

0.2%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.