Pass rate
80.7%
Around average — 8.5 pts ahead of the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,417 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £42–£123
2004 Jaguar Xkr MOT pass rate
- 2004
- typical 78,294 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
33.3% 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 →
1.1 pts down across model years — 4.2% in 2000, 3.1% in 2012.
Which year to buy
- Best 2013 94.4% pass
- Avoid 2002 78.3% pass
Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 16.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 77.8%
- Typical mileage
- 78k mi
The 2004 Jaguar Xkr MOT pass rate is 80.7% of its MOT tests — 8.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 33.3% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Jaguar Xkr does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.6× the national share
Suspension accounts for 33.3% of everything recorded on the 2004 Jaguar Xkr, against 21.0% nationally — 12.3 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.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 72.2% and this one manages 80.7% — 8.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
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 2004 Jaguar Xkr compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 8.5 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 77.8%. The median 2004 Jaguar Xkr in this dataset had covered 78,294 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 79.4% of the time, April–September 81.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction", noted on 2.68% of tests.
- 1,417 recorded tests behind this page.
- 80.7% overall pass rate, 77.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jaguar Xkr, the average is 82.0% — best year 2013 (94.4%), worst 2002 (78.3%).
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
- 1,417
- Typical mileage (median)
- 78,294 mi
- Make and model
- Jaguar Xkr
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Indicator Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Xkr MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 64% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Xkr
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 410 | 79.3% |
| South West | 176 | 75.6% |
| East of England | 170 | 86.5% |
| North West | 161 | 79.5% |
| West Midlands | 141 | 83.7% |
| Yorkshire | 85 | 76.5% |
| East Midlands | 72 | 81.9% |
| Scotland | 71 | 73.2% |
| London | 60 | 90.0% |
| Wales | 36 | 86.1% |
| North East | 35 | 88.6% |
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 2004 Xkr
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 2004 Xkr
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 lights 2.7% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
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.
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Check the suspension joints 2.1% of tests
“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.
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Check corrosion 2.1% 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.
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 2004 Xkr through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £42–£123 — and 40% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £42–£123
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 40%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,417 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 Xkr, side by side
14 model years on record, from 2000 to 2013. Across them the pass rate runs from 78.3% to 94.4% — a spread of 16.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 80.1% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2001 79.2% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2002 78.3% catalyst emissions lambda reading…
- 2003 81.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 80.7%malfunction indicator lamp…
- 2005 83.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2006 80.3% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2007 80.9% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 81.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 83.2% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2010 84.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2011 86.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2012 87.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2013 94.4% position lamp with a multiple…
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 2004 Jaguar Xkr 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Porsche Cayenne 81.1%
- Porsche Boxster 81.5%
- Subaru Impreza 82.2%
- Toyota Alphard 79.2%
- BMW 645 78.8%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 83.1%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Jaguar Xkr 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 2,469 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 | 833 | 33.30% | 20.98% | +12.32 |
| Brakes | 419 | 16.70% | 20.89% | −4.19 |
| Tyres | 334 | 13.30% | 19.76% | −6.46 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 225 | 9.00% | 5.52% | +3.48 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 204 | 8.10% | 12.21% | −4.11 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 184 | 7.30% | 5.57% | +1.73 |
| Non-component advisories | 90 | 3.60% | 4.18% | −0.58 |
| Steering | 74 | 3.00% | 2.57% | +0.43 |
| Visibility | 65 | 2.60% | 4.97% | −2.37 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 41 | 1.60% | 0.82% | +0.78 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.7% | £3–12 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.1% | £18–45 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £180–450 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.0% | £60–250 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £3–15 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.3% | £5–25 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.3% | £40–150 |
| Switch faulty Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.1% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 1.1% | £18–45 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 10.1% | £45–95 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 8.2% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 7.2% | £45–110 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 7.1% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 6.3% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 5.7% | £80–180 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 68 | 89.7% | 22,370 mi |
| 30-60k | 314 | 84.4% | 46,220 mi |
| 60-90k | 573 | 80.8% | 75,355 mi |
| 90-120k | 326 | 78.2% | 102,572 mi |
| 120k+ | 135 | 72.6% | 144,283 mi |
Source: 1,417 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.
2004 Xkr MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Jaguar Xkr?
80.7% of the 1,417 2004 Jaguar Xkr tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 77.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Jaguar Xkr?
The three most recorded items are malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (2.68%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (2.12%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (2.12%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Jaguar Xkr MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 89.7% of the time, falling to 72.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Jaguar Xkr in this dataset had covered 78,294 mi.
Does the season affect the 2004 Jaguar Xkr MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 79.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 81.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.