18,080 tests in 2025
Jaguar X-Type reliability and MOT pass rate
64.3% passed first time. The 35.7% fail rate is 13.1 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 18 years old with 102,291 miles.
Pass rate
64.3%
22.6% of all cars failed; 35.7% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.4%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
102,291 mi
18 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 1 | — |
| 10-13 years | 4 | — |
| 14+ years | 18,075 | 35.7% |
What the X-Type fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension354 dangerous55.6%
- Brakes730 dangerous31.7%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment43 dangerous29.7%
- Tyres1,656 dangerous23%
- Body, chassis, structure81 dangerous20.9%
- Noise, emissions and leaks21 dangerous20.4%
- Visibility2 dangerous12%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems7 dangerous11.1%
Is the X-Type getting worse?
The fail rate fell 1.1 points to 35.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 0.6 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 36,452 | 16 | 36.8% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 30,274 | 17 | 36.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 21,902 | 18 | 36.4% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 18,060 | 18 | 35.7% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical X-Type at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a X-Type in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength1,114 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn608 tests
- 3Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction564 tests
- 4Prescribed areas: prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced553 tests
- 5Coil spring: fractured or broken552 tests
- 6Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened538 tests
- 7Condition: has ply or cords exposed494 tests
- 8Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements482 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical X-Type collects 3.83 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened3,135 tests
- 2Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine3,034 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm3,026 tests
- 4Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened2,795 tests
- 5Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened2,351 tests
- 6Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened1,889 tests
- 7Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure1,694 tests
- 8Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded1,640 tests
Questions
What is the Jaguar X-Type MOT pass rate?
64.3% of the 18,080 Jaguar X-Type first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 35.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.4% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Jaguar X-Type usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", recorded on 1,114 failed tests, followed by "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn" and "Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction". By section, suspension appears in 55.6% of failures, brakes appears in 31.7% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 29.7% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 35.7%. The median Jaguar X-Type tested in 2025 was 18 years old with 102,291 miles.
Is the Jaguar X-Type getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 1.1 points to 35.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 0.6 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every X-Type trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 6 safety recalls naming the Jaguar X-Type: Jaguar X-Type recalls.
Other Jaguar models
Checking a particular X-Type?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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