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Jaguar X-Type, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

14,155 Jaguar X-Types are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 59% of initial MOT tests, 13.3 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Jaguar X-Type at the MOT

59% of 19,223 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the X-Type 502nd of 575 models.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Jaguar X-Type59%
  • All Jaguar modelsThe X-Type is 20.4 pts behind79.4%
  • All cars72.3%

Where X-Types fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Jaguar X-Type tests in 2025.

  • Suspension29.9%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16.8%
  • Brakes15.5%
  • Tyres9.1%
  • Body, chassis, structure9%

The items testers recorded most often were component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (7.3%), pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.9%) and prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced (3.8%).

The MOT page lists every common X-Type MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Jaguar X-Type MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The X-Type's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.29.9% of X-Type failure items

  2. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.16.8% of X-Type failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.15.5% of X-Type failure items

Jaguar X-Types in the UK

14,155 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 86% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−86%from 98,222 licensed
Typical year of first use
2007half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2007 or earlier
Declared off the road
12,40147% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Jaguar X-Types since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 201498,222
End of 201592,094
End of 201684,983
End of 201775,346
End of 201864,752
End of 201954,298
End of 202045,672
End of 202137,804
End of 202231,433
End of 202325,580
End of 202420,155
End of 202515,879
End of June 202614,155

How old they are

Licensed Jaguar X-Types by year of first use.

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First usedLicensed, end 2025
2010127
20092,899
20082,914
20072,177
20061,978
20051,626
20041,574
20031,287
2002806
2001352

X-Type engines and fuel

2.2 litre engines made up 37% of Jaguar X-Type MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.0 litre at 25%. Diesel accounts for 64% of licensed X-Types and petrol for 36%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 19,214 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 2.2 litre36.9%
  • 2.0 litre25.3%
  • 2.5 litre16.7%
  • 2.1 litre14.3%
  • 3.0 litre6.7%

Fuel type, licensed X-Types

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol5,09136%
Diesel9,05264%
Gas120.1%

Jaguar X-Type recalls

6 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Jaguar X-Type. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every X-Type is affected.

  1. Sep 2011 R/2011/108

    Cruise control may remain engaged

    X-Types built May 2005 to Jan 2010 · 17,659 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The cruise control may not disengage if certain faults occur when the cruise control is engaged. If the same faults occur when the cruise control is not engaged it will not be possible to engage the cruise control.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to update the engine management controller software.

  2. Jul 2005 R/2005/077

    Short circuit may occur

    X-Types built Aug 2003 to Aug 2004 · 14,284 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The possibility exists due to a lack of clearance between the battery positive cable and the number 1 cylinder fuel injector that the cable may chafe on the injector nut and that a short circuit may ensue.
    Remedy
    Recalled vehicles will have the cable inspected and re-routed as required. Additionally the cable will be secured with a modified clip.

  3. Dec 2004 R/2004/146

    Modification of handbrake lever

    X-Types built Jan 2004 to Feb 2004 · 14,093 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Vehicles with manual transmission having been parked on an incline with the handbrake on and the vehicle out of gear may sometime later roll away. Due to the brake components contracting as they cool.
    Remedy
    Recall likely to be affected vehicles and replace the automatic adjuster with a manual system.

  4. Oct 2004 R/2004/156

    Poor adhesion of space saver spare wheel speed restriction label

    X-Types built Mar 2004 · 2,055 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    On vehicles supplied with a space saver spare wheel poor adhesion of the speed restriction label could result in the label becoming detached.
    Remedy
    Likely to be affected vehicles will be recalled at which time the speed restriction label will be replaced.

  5. Oct 2004 R/2004/143

    Yaw rate sensor has internally delaminated

    X-Types built Feb 2004 to Mar 2004 · 41 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    X-TYPE vehicles equipped with a dynamic stability control may have been fitted with a yaw rate sensor that has internally delaminated this could result in actuation of the control system incorrectly resulting in uneven and unexpected application of the brakes.
    Remedy
    Likely to be affected vehicles will be recalled and an inspection of the yaw rate sensor will be undertaken. Should a vehicle be found which has been fitted with a sensor within the affected production batch the sensor will be replaced.

  6. Mar 2003 R/2003/001

    Indicator tell tale may not show a fault when external indicators fail

    X-Types built Jan 2001 to Oct 2002 · 30,183 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    When power is lost to the external indicators the internal tell tale lamp continues to flash as if there was no fault which is in contravention of the UK requirements.
    Remedy
    Replace the general electrical control module with one which has modified software.
How to check a specific X-Type for recalls

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Jaguar X-Type FAQs

How many Jaguar X-Types are there in the UK?

14,155 Jaguar X-Types were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 12,401 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Jaguar X-Type reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 59% first-time pass rate for the Jaguar X-Type across 19,223 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Jaguar X-Type had any recalls?

6 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Jaguar X-Type. The most recent was published in September 2011. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Jaguar X-Type?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Jaguar X-Type's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Jaguar history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Jaguar VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.