JaguarUsed-car reliability
At 7 years old, the average Jaguar fails its MOT less often than the average UK car.
MOT fail rate · 7-year-old cars
Fails less often than the average 7-year-old car (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%)
Where to start
The Jaguar models whose MOT tests at 7 years old most and least often ended in a fail. All of them fail less often than the average car this age (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%).
Lowest fail rates
Jaguar F-Type8.6%fail rate
Jaguar XJ10.9%fail rate
Jaguar I-Pace11.2%fail rateHighest fail rates
Jaguar XE15.2%fail rate
Jaguar F-Pace14.4%fail rate
Jaguar XF13.3%fail rateWhat actually goes wrong
The most common MOT faults across the Jaguar range, in plain English. Models with more MOT tests count for more. The percentage is the share of MOT tests on Jaguar cars that recorded that defect.
A suspension arm, wishbone, strut, sub-frame, or anti-roll bar is worn, cracked, bent, or has excessive play. These structural parts hold the wheels in position and control body lean in corners.
MOT wording: Suspension part corroded, but not seriously weakened
A tyre is worn, cut, damaged or otherwise not fit for the road. Tyres are the only thing connecting the car to the road, so this is always worth taking seriously.
MOT wording: Tyre worn close to the legal limit or worn on the edge
The vehicle is leaking a fluid — oil, coolant, fuel or hydraulic. A slight seep is common on older cars; a continuous drip is both a road hazard and a sign of something failing.
MOT wording: Oil leak, but not excessive
A brake disc or drum is excessively worn, scored, cracked, warped, or corroded. These are the rotating parts that the pads or shoes press against to slow the car.
MOT wording: Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened
Across all Jaguar models; models with more MOT tests count for more.
The whole range
For each model, one number: the share of its MOT tests at 7 years old that ended in a fail. Retests count as tests. Lower is better. Every model here fails less often than the UK average (about 1 in 6 MOTs, 16.6%). Only models with enough MOT data at 7 years old are ranked. The rest sit just below, unranked.
The lowest 7-year fail rate of any Jaguar here.
Among the lower fail rates in the Jaguar range at 7 years old.
Among the lower fail rates in the Jaguar range at 7 years old.
Among the lower fail rates in the Jaguar range at 7 years old.
Among the lower fail rates in the Jaguar range at 7 years old.
Above the Jaguar average, but below the UK average.
Above the Jaguar average, but below the UK average.
Fail rates are the share of MOT tests on 7-year-old cars ending in a fail, retests included (DVSA MOT results, 2025). UK average across all makes at the same age: 16.6%. How we count fail rates
Shown unranked. These models don’t have enough MOT data at 7 years old yet. They’re either too new (few cars old enough) or too old (few still on the road). Each is shown at the age with the most tests, so the percentages aren’t directly comparable to the list above.
Too old to rank
Too old to rank
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Too old to rankAverages tell you the odds across the range. Enter a number plate to see that car’s own MOT history, its risk rating, and what’s likely to need attention.
