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Jaguar XF MOT fail rate by age

How often the Jaguar XF fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 399,683 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 10 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 10 (n=43,817)24.8%
All cars at 10 years (n=9,049,507)30.3%
Median mileage at test83,389
All cars, median mileage75,043

106 of 309 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 10 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Jaguar XF fails 13.8% of MOTs (5,749 tests), 1.8 points above the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 17 years it fails 34.8% (4,098 tests), 8.3 points below the 43.1% average.
  • The gap is widest at 17 years: 8.3 points below all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 10 years: Suspension arm bush worn, at 2.2 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 17 years 47.4%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Jaguar XF: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years13.8%5,74912.1%+1.8 pts21,596 miles
4 years13.6%11,57513.4%+0.3 pts30,234 miles
5 years13.3%17,89115.3%−2.0 pts39,605 miles
6 years14.1%25,21317.8%−3.7 pts49,331 miles
7 years17.0%31,64320.6%−3.7 pts58,518 miles
8 years19.4%38,18623.8%−4.4 pts67,628 miles
9 years22.0%42,30227.1%−5.2 pts75,952 miles
10 years24.8%43,81730.3%−5.5 pts83,389 miles
11 years26.9%42,26333.3%−6.4 pts90,247 miles
12 years28.9%39,69136.0%−7.1 pts95,595 miles
13 years30.9%35,59838.3%−7.4 pts101,097 miles
14 years32.7%30,35840.3%−7.6 pts105,018 miles
15 years35.4%20,57841.6%−6.2 pts107,781 miles
16 years36.8%10,72142.6%−5.8 pts111,159 miles
17 years34.8%4,09843.1%−8.3 pts110,418 miles

Most common fail items at 10 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Suspension arm bush worn Major2.2
Suspension arm ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Major2.2
Suspension ball joint worn Major1.8
Coil spring broken Major1.7

Out of 43,817 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous4.3
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Major3.4
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous3.1
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous2.5
Headlamp aim: too low Major1.7
Tyre condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Major1.7

Out of 43,817 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 10 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Jaguar XE21.2%8,11230.3%
Jaguar F-Type8.8%5,20330.3%
Jaguar XJ19.0%4,27430.3%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200817 years in 202534.9%4,04243.1%
200916 years in 202536.2%5,72042.6%
201015 years in 202534.2%8,24241.6%
201114 years in 202531.7%7,64840.3%
201213 years in 202529.3%9,48638.3%
201312 years in 202527.6%10,70636.0%
201411 years in 202527.0%11,97133.3%
201510 years in 202524.1%9,66330.3%
20169 years in 202516.4%8,24427.1%
20178 years in 202514.3%6,96823.8%
20187 years in 202514.5%5,77520.6%
20196 years in 202513.6%3,36517.8%
20205 years in 202512.5%1,36015.3%

More on the Jaguar XF

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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