Pass rate
73.5%
Below average — 0.5 pts behind the 74.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 15,245 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £66–£182
2009 Jaguar X-Type MOT pass rate
- 2009
- 3 trims combined
- typical 103,398 mi
Check your postcode
Most common fault
Suspension
35.5% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Part only £35–£75 for Suspension pin or bush excessively worn. What fitting it takes →
1.6 pts down across model years — 4.4% in 2001, 2.8% in 2009.
Which year to buy
- Best 2010 77.3% pass
- Avoid 2004 69.2% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 8.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 66.3%
- Typical mileage
- 103k mi
The 2009 Jaguar X-Type MOT pass rate is 73.5% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 35.5% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.7× the national share
Suspension accounts for 35.5% of everything recorded on the 2009 Jaguar X-Type, against 21.0% nationally — 14.5 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 7% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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Every Jaguar X-Type first registered in 2009 is combined here — 3 trim and body variants in total — so the sample is as large as the DVSA data allows.
How does the 2009 Jaguar X-Type compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 74.0%, so this figure is 0.5 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 66.3%. The median 2009 Jaguar X-Type in this dataset had covered 103,398 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 99% of tests, with a 73.5% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 73.6% of the time, April–September 73.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", noted on 4.04% of tests.
- 15,245 recorded tests behind this page.
- 73.5% overall pass rate, 66.3% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jaguar X-Type, the average is 71.3% — best year 2010 (77.3%), worst 2004 (69.2%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 15,245
- Typical mileage (median)
- 103,398 mi
- Make and model
- Jaguar X-Type
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Corrosion Welding Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the X-Type MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (99% of tests).
Where the Jaguar X-Type is most common
Across all X-Type model years on record (2001–2010): 37,853 Jaguar X-Type cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 93,217 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 1,352 cars tested there. Cars are counted by the postcode area of the MOT station, so this is where they were tested, not necessarily where their owners live.
| # | Postcode area | Cars | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham (B) | 1,352 | 76.9% |
| 2 | Sheffield (S) | 1,024 | 73.2% |
| 3 | Peterborough (PE) | 899 | 70.8% |
| 4 | Nottingham (NG) | 760 | 69.3% |
| 5 | Coventry (CV) | 757 | 74.1% |
| 6 | Leicester (LE) | 654 | 75.9% |
| 7 | Portsmouth (PO) | 650 | 69.6% |
| 8 | Norwich (NR) | 610 | 70.1% |
| 9 | Reading (RG) | 584 | 73.7% |
| 10 | Ashford (TN) | 566 | 71.4% |
| 11 | Southampton (SO) | 536 | 71.3% |
| 12 | Bristol (BS) | 532 | 67.8% |
| 13 | Cardiff (CF) | 527 | 67.3% |
| 14 | Derby (DE) | 526 | 72.0% |
| 15 | Manchester (M) | 524 | 74.4% |
| 16 | Poole (BH) | 520 | 69.7% |
| 17 | Guildford (GU) | 520 | 72.8% |
| 18 | Basildon (SS) | 515 | 79.6% |
| 19 | Ipswich (IP) | 502 | 67.6% |
| 20 | Chelmsford (CM) | 501 | 76.8% |
The twenty areas with the most Jaguar X-Type cars in the record, sorted by car count — sort the columns for a different question. Cars tested at a station whose postcode area could not be resolved are counted in the model's total but in no area, so the shares add up to slightly under 100% even across every area, and an area's cars are a subset of the model's. Pass rate is blank below 30 tests in an area, where a percentage is noise rather than a finding. How this model's pass rate varies by postcode →
Regional pass rates for the X-Type
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 2,586 | 77.8% |
| East of England | 2,047 | 75.9% |
| South West | 1,843 | 69.7% |
| West Midlands | 1,803 | 75.2% |
| North West | 1,738 | 73.6% |
| Yorkshire | 1,572 | 72.8% |
| East Midlands | 1,187 | 72.7% |
| Scotland | 865 | 65.5% |
| Wales | 799 | 69.1% |
| North East | 679 | 73.0% |
| London | 126 | 82.5% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2009 X-Type
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2009 X-Type
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check corrosion 4.0% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the coil springs 3.3% of tests
“coil spring fractured or broken”
Look up inside each wheel arch with a torch, all the way round the spring. A snapped spring usually breaks at the very bottom coil, where a quick glance will not reach.
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Check the windscreen 3.1% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2009 X-Type through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £66–£182 — and 7% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £66–£182
- Cheapest common item: position lamp not working
- £5–£25
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 50%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 7%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 15,245 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the X-Type, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2001 to 2010. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.2% to 77.3% — a spread of 8.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2001 71.5% component mounting prescribed…
- 2002 70.8% component mounting prescribed…
- 2003 71.4% malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2004 69.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2005 69.7% component mounting prescribed…
- 2006 70.7% component mounting prescribed…
- 2007 71.0% component mounting prescribed…
- 2008 72.2% component mounting prescribed…
- 2009 73.5%component mounting prescribed…
- 2010 77.3% component mounting prescribed…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2009 Jaguar X-Type with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2009 cars with a similar record
- Honda Civic 73.5%
- Hyundai Tucson 73.5%
- Ford C-Max 73.4%
- Mercedes-Benz B-Class 73.4%
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 73.4%
- Vauxhall Corsa 73.2%
Closest pass rates among 2009 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2009 Jaguar X-Type 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 36,486 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 13,241 | 35.50% | 20.98% | +14.52 |
| Brakes | 7,765 | 20.80% | 20.89% | −0.09 |
| Tyres | 5,401 | 14.50% | 19.76% | −5.26 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 2,887 | 7.70% | 12.21% | −4.51 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2,138 | 5.70% | 5.57% | +0.13 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 1,875 | 5.00% | 5.52% | −0.52 |
| Visibility | 1,264 | 3.40% | 4.97% | −1.57 |
| Non-component advisories | 801 | 2.10% | 4.18% | −2.08 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 570 | 1.50% | 1.76% | −0.26 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 544 | 1.50% | 0.82% | +0.68 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 4.0% | £180–450 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 3.3% | £25–65 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.1% | £80–200 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.3% | £18–45 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 2.2% | £80–250 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Major | 2.2% | £35–85 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 2.1% | £45–110 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.9% | £40–150 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.8% | £5–25 |
| On or after 01/07/2008 emissions exceed manufacturer's specified limit Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 1.8% | £60–250 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 18.3% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 16.5% | £45–95 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 11.8% | £25–65 |
| Sub-frame corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 10.4% | £180–450 |
| Suspension arm corroded and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 9.8% | £35–85 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 8.0% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 114 | 93.9% | 23,584 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,364 | 82.6% | 49,052 mi |
| 60-90k | 3,844 | 77.3% | 77,078 mi |
| 90-120k | 5,057 | 72.8% | 104,717 mi |
| 120k+ | 4,860 | 68.3% | 147,222 mi |
Source: 15,245 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2009 X-Type MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2009 Jaguar X-Type?
73.5% of the 15,245 2009 Jaguar X-Type tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 74.0% for cars first used in 2009. First-attempt pass rate: 66.3%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2009 Jaguar X-Type?
The three most recorded items are component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (4.04%), coil spring fractured or broken (3.26%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.13%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2009 Jaguar X-Type MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.9% of the time, falling to 68.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2009 Jaguar X-Type in this dataset had covered 103,398 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2009 Jaguar X-Type?
Diesel: 73.5% pass rate across 15,111 tests. Petrol: 77.6% pass rate across 134 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2009 Jaguar X-Type MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 73.6% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 73.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.