7,659 tests in 2025
Jaguar Xkr reliability and MOT pass rate
79.3% passed first time. The 20.7% fail rate is 1.9 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 18 years old with 70,999 miles.
Pass rate
79.3%
22.6% of all cars failed; 20.7% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2.9%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
70,999 mi
18 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 341 | 13.8% |
| 14+ years | 7,318 | 21% |
What the Xkr 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.
- Suspension32 dangerous45.5%
- Brakes143 dangerous25.3%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11 dangerous22.7%
- Tyres323 dangerous18.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous17%
- Visibility14.8%
- Steering4 dangerous11.8%
- Body, chassis, structure17 dangerous8.9%
Is the Xkr getting worse?
The fail rate fell 0.1 points to 20.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,949 | 15 | 20.8% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 8,777 | 16 | 20.7% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 7,247 | 17 | 21.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 7,655 | 18 | 20.7% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Xkr 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 Xkr in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt281 tests
- 2Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits141 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn129 tests
- 4Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction110 tests
- 5Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt108 tests
- 6Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt105 tests
- 7Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements102 tests
- 8Washers: not working91 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Xkr collects 2.94 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 1.6mm764 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure566 tests
- 3Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn536 tests
- 4Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened486 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened425 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick322 tests
- 7Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded314 tests
- 8Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine255 tests
Questions
What is the Jaguar Xkr MOT pass rate?
79.3% of the 7,659 Jaguar Xkr first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 20.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2.9% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Jaguar Xkr usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 281 failed tests, followed by "Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits" and "Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn". By section, suspension appears in 45.5% of failures, brakes appears in 25.3% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 22.7% 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 21%. The median Jaguar Xkr tested in 2025 was 18 years old with 70,999 miles.
Is the Jaguar Xkr getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 0.1 points to 20.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
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 Xkr trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Jaguar models
Checking a particular Xkr?
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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