Jaguar X-Type MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 59.0% of Jaguar X-Type MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 19,220 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 6–10 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
58.9%
All cars: 61.3% (2.4 points worse). 19,174 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 1,998 | 61.9% | 58.6% | 103,750 miles |
| 16 | 3,439 | 60.3% | 57.5% | 108,750 miles |
| 17 | 3,063 | 58.9% | 57.2% | 111,250 miles |
| 18 | 2,512 | 59.1% | 57.0% | 106,250 miles |
| 19 | 2,170 | 58.5% | 57.2% | 103,750 miles |
| 20+ | 5,992 | 57.2% | 61.4% | 88,750 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Jaguar X-Type MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | X-Type | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 36.4% | 13.7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 20.9% | 16.6% |
| Brakes | 19.0% | 10.2% |
| Tyres | 11.4% | 8.4% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 11.1% | 4.2% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 9.7% | 4.0% |
| Visibility | 6.5% | 5.2% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 5.9% | 1.1% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength failed 9.1% of tests
- Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn failed 4.9% of tests · what this means
- Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced failed 4.8% of tests
- Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened failed 4.0% of tests
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction failed 4.0% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: too low failed 3.6% of tests · what this means
- Position lamp: not working failed 3.4% of tests · what this means
- Condition: has ply or cords exposed failed 3.3% of tests
- Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced failed 3.3% of tests
- Coil spring: fractured or broken failed 3.3% of tests · what this means
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About these figures
- They cover every X-Type version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: diesel 64.2%, petrol 35.8%, liquefied petrolum gas (lpg) 0.0%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.