Jaguar XK8 MOT reliability

Jaguar XK8s passed their MOT first time 74% of the time across 6,216 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

74%

MOTs analysed

6,216

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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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

2010 petrol

12 MOTs

These figures come from only 12 MOT tests. 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 75%. Typical mileage 59,091 (most between 36,841 and 72,783).

2012: 100% → 2013: 85% → 2014: 73% → 2015: 69% → 2016: 85% → 2017: 93% → 2018: 85% → 2019: 60% → 2020: 85% → 2021: 81% → 2022: 73% → 2023: 73% → 2024: 67% → 2025: 75%

Most common failures

Rear fog lamp: not working (8.3%)
Registration plate lamp(s): does not illuminate simultaneously with the position lamps (8.3%)
Washers: not working (8.3%)

Where 2010 XK8s fail

Lights & electrics

16.7%

Visibility & wipers

8.3%

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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 (CC BY 4.0, adapted).