Jaguar Xjr MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Jaguar Xjr MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Jaguar Xjr passed on its first attempt in 78.6%, and its overall record sits +0.6 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Jaguar Xjr in the 2023–2025 data: 5,013 tests across 14 model years (2000–2018). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Jaguar Xjr MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Jaguar Xjr, the Suspension section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Jaguar Xjr's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Jaguar Xjr DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Jaguar Xjr, each with how many of the model's 5,013 tests it was noted on.

• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 282 Jaguar Xjr tests, 5.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 157 Jaguar Xjr tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt" (Major) — noted on about 154 Jaguar Xjr tests, 3.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 147 Jaguar Xjr tests, 2.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 127 Jaguar Xjr tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 120 Jaguar Xjr tests, 2.4% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Jaguar Xjr Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Jaguar Xjr model year on record is 2017 (90.9% across 165 tests), and the weakest is 2004 (77.3%). The gap between them is 13.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Jaguar Xjr reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 1.3 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Jaguar Xjr Owners

These checks follow this Jaguar Xjr's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Jaguar Xjr.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Jaguar Xjr. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Jaguar Xjr is most common

Across every Xjr model year on record (2000–2018): 2,220 Jaguar Xjr cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 5,009 tests. Guildford (GU) has the most, with 65 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.

The twenty areas with the most Jaguar Xjr 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 →

Frequently Asked Questions: Jaguar Xjr MOT & Reliability