39,693 tests in 2025
Jaguar Xe reliability and MOT pass rate
84.6% passed first time. The 15.4% fail rate is 7.2 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 8 years old with 62,532 miles.
Pass rate
84.6%
22.6% of all cars failed; 15.4% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.6%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
62,532 mi
8 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 2,470 | 14.2% |
| 6-9 years | 29,705 | 15% |
| 10-13 years | 7,500 | 17.4% |
| 14+ years | 1 | — |
What the Xe 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.
- Tyres2,534 dangerous42.2%
- Brakes1,064 dangerous24.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7 dangerous18.3%
- Suspension10 dangerous16.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks4 dangerous11.4%
- Visibility4 dangerous10.8%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems4.1%
- Road Wheels47 dangerous3.1%
Is the Xe getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.5 points to 15.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.7 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 42,954 | 6 | 13.9% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 43,702 | 6 | 14.7% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 36,775 | 7 | 15.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 38,719 | 8 | 15.4% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Xe 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 Xe in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm889 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick748 tests
- 3Stop lamp: not working697 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords580 tests
- 5Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction553 tests
- 6Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively499 tests
- 7Condition: has ply or cords exposed486 tests
- 8Coil spring: fractured or broken412 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Xe collects 2.26 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm6,454 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened5,164 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick4,160 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure2,320 tests
- 5Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,333 tests
- 6Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords897 tests
- 7Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm868 tests
- 8Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak747 tests
Questions
What is the Jaguar Xe MOT pass rate?
84.6% of the 39,693 Jaguar Xe first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 15.4% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.6% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Jaguar Xe usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", recorded on 889 failed tests, followed by "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick" and "Stop lamp: not working". By section, tyres appears in 42.2% of failures, brakes appears in 24.2% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 18.3% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 14.2%; at 10-13 years it was 17.4%. The median Jaguar Xe tested in 2025 was 8 years old with 62,532 miles.
Is the Jaguar Xe getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.5 points to 15.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 4.7 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 Xe 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 13 safety recalls naming the Jaguar Xe: Jaguar Xe recalls.
Other Jaguar models
Checking a particular Xe?
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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