Pass rate
88.5%
Above average — 2.2 pts behind the 90.7% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 4,600 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £32–£75
2020 Jaguar Xe MOT pass rate
- 2020
- typical 28,371 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
36.4% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
1.4 pts down across model years — 6.0% in 2015, 4.6% in 2020.
Which year to buy
- Best 2021 90.5% pass
- Avoid 2015 85.2% pass
Across the 8 years on record, a spread of 5.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 87.2%
- Typical mileage
- 28k mi
The 2020 Jaguar Xe MOT pass rate is 88.5% of its MOT tests — 2.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 36.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Jaguar Xe does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 1.8× the national share
Tyres make up 36.4% of everything recorded on the 2020 Jaguar Xe, against 19.8% nationally — 16.6 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 35% 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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How does the 2020 Jaguar Xe compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 90.7%, so this figure is 2.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 87.2%. The median 2020 Jaguar Xe in this dataset had covered 28,371 mi.
58% of the tests on this vehicle ran on Diesel, which passed 86.7% of the time. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 89.1% of the time, April–September 87.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively", noted on 2.11% of tests.
- 4,600 recorded tests behind this page.
- 88.5% overall pass rate, 87.2% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jaguar Xe, the average is 86.7% — best year 2021 (90.5%), worst 2015 (85.2%).
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
- 4,600
- Typical mileage (median)
- 28,371 mi
- Make and model
- Jaguar Xe
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Wiper Blade
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Xe MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 74% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (58% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Xe
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 984 | 87.5% |
| North West | 584 | 91.1% |
| Scotland | 537 | 87.2% |
| Yorkshire | 478 | 90.2% |
| East of England | 446 | 88.8% |
| West Midlands | 417 | 88.2% |
| South West | 326 | 88.0% |
| East Midlands | 313 | 89.1% |
| Wales | 189 | 85.7% |
| North East | 173 | 88.4% |
| London | 153 | 88.9% |
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 2020 Xe
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 2020 Xe
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 the wipers and washers 2.1% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the shock absorbers 1.8% of tests
“shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak”
Press down hard on each corner of the car and let go. It should settle in one bounce; if it keeps rocking, or you can see oil weeping down a shock absorber, that is the fault a tester will find.
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Check the windscreen 1.5% 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 2020 Xe through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £32–£75 — and 35% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £32–£75
- Cheapest common item: wipers does not clear the windscreen…
- £8–£22
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 35%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 4,600 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 Xe, side by side
8 model years on record, from 2015 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 85.2% to 90.5% — a spread of 5.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2015 85.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 85.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 87.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 87.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 87.6% wipers does not clear the…
- 2020 88.5%wipers does not clear the…
- 2021 90.5% shock absorbers has a serious…
- 2022 89.0% has a bulge, caused by separation…
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 2020 Jaguar Xe 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 2020 cars with a similar record
- Mitsubishi Shogun 88.5%
- Peugeot Rifter 88.6%
- Vauxhall Insignia 88.4%
- Hyundai Tucson N Lne 88.4%
- Peugeot 208 88.7%
- BMW 330E 88.7%
Closest pass rates among 2020 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 2020 Jaguar Xe 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 3,637 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 1,330 | 36.40% | 19.76% | +16.64 |
| Brakes | 1,300 | 35.60% | 20.89% | +14.71 |
| Visibility | 316 | 8.70% | 4.97% | +3.73 |
| Suspension | 297 | 8.10% | 20.98% | −12.88 |
| Non-component advisories | 154 | 4.20% | 4.18% | +0.02 |
| Road Wheels | 97 | 2.70% | 0.75% | +1.95 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 50 | 1.40% | 12.21% | −10.81 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 43 | 1.20% | 5.52% | −4.32 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 35 | 1.00% | 1.76% | −0.76 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 15 | 0.40% | 5.57% | −5.17 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 2.1% | £8–22 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Major | 1.8% | £30–75 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.6% | £45–95 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.6% | £8–22 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.5% | £80–200 |
| Has ply or cords exposed Tyres | Major | 1.1% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 1.0% | £8–22 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 0.96% | £18–45 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.91% | £45–95 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.80% | £45–95 |
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 | 14.3% | £45–110 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 12.8% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 9.6% | £18–45 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 4.0% | £30–75 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 3.7% | £45–95 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 3.6% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2,469 | 91.4% | 18,671 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,724 | 85.6% | 41,113 mi |
| 60-90k | 331 | 82.2% | 70,564 mi |
| 90-120k | 73 | 90.4% | 100,719 mi |
| 120k+ | 3 | 100.0% | 126,260 mi |
Source: 4,600 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.
2020 Xe MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2020 Jaguar Xe?
88.5% of the 4,600 2020 Jaguar Xe tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 90.7% for cars first used in 2020. First-attempt pass rate: 87.2%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2020 Jaguar Xe?
The three most recorded items are wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (2.11%), shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (1.78%), has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.63%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2020 Jaguar Xe MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.4% of the time, falling to 100.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2020 Jaguar Xe in this dataset had covered 28,371 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2020 Jaguar Xe?
Diesel: 86.7% pass rate across 2,652 tests. Petrol: 91.1% pass rate across 1,948 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2020 Jaguar Xe MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 89.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 87.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.