Jaguar XJR MOT reliability

Jaguar XJRs passed their MOT first time 75% of the time across 2,040 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

75%

MOTs analysed

2,040

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Sedan

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

2015 petrol

36 MOTs

These figures come from 36 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 56,002 (most between 43,607 and 71,809).

2017: 100% → 2018: 97% → 2019: 95% → 2020: 84% → 2021: 92% → 2022: 92% → 2023: 94% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Coil spring: fractured or broken (5.6%)
Wheel bearings: rough when rotated (2.8%)
Condition: not functioning as intended (2.8%)
Condition: has a lump, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (2.8%)
Headlamp aim: too low (2.8%)

Where 2015 XJRs fail

Suspension & axles

8.3%

Wheels & tyres

2.8%

Lights & electrics

2.8%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.8%

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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.