Jaguar XK8 MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Jaguar XK8 MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Jaguar XK8 passed on its first attempt in 77.2%, and its overall record sits −0.8 percentage points below the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Jaguar XK8 in the 2023–2025 data: 12,647 tests across 9 model years (2000–2008). 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 XK8 MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Jaguar XK8, 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 XK8's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Jaguar XK8 DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Jaguar XK8, each with how many of the model's 12,647 tests it was noted on.

• "Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault" (Major) — noted on about 310 Jaguar XK8 tests, 2.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 264 Jaguar XK8 tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" (Major) — noted on about 255 Jaguar XK8 tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction" (Major) — noted on about 244 Jaguar XK8 tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 244 Jaguar XK8 tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 239 Jaguar XK8 tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Jaguar XK8 Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Jaguar XK8 model year on record is 2004 (82.1% across 1,867 tests), and the weakest is 2000 (77.0%). The gap between them is 5.1 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Jaguar XK8 Owners

These checks follow this Jaguar XK8's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Jaguar XK8.

• the lights — “anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault”

  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.

• the suspension joints — “pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn”

  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.

• corrosion — “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.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Jaguar XK8. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Where the Jaguar XK8 is most common

Across every XK8 model year on record (2000–2008): 5,347 Jaguar XK8 cars tested in a recordable postcode area, across 12,646 tests. Birmingham (B) has the most, with 146 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 XK8 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 XK8 MOT & Reliability