81%
Jaguar XE pass rate
Used Jaguar XE buying guide
In 2025, Jaguar XE cars passed 81% of 42,918 initial MOT tests, 8.7 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Jaguar XE MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+8.7
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the XE sits 183rd of 575 models in the data. Jaguar as a brand averaged 79.4%, so this model runs 1.7 points ahead of its own brand. Jaguar XE cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 84.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 80.5%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Jaguar XE MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the XE compares with similar cars.
XE fuel types
Diesel made up 69.6% of Jaguar XE MOT tests in 2025, against 39.3% across all models in this data. Most used examples you look at will be diesels.
Where the XE fails its MOT
Where Jaguar XE cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (9.9%), stop lamp not working (8.8%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (7%). See every common XE MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Jaguar XE that failed, not a claim that every XE has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used XE?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 28.5% of XE 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. 18.6% of XE 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. 18.5% of XE failure items.
4
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 10% of XE failure items.
5
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 9% of XE failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Jaguar XE failures cluster around tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Jaguar models
The most-tested Jaguar models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the XE.
Used Jaguar XE FAQs
Is the Jaguar XE 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 an 81% first-time pass rate for the Jaguar XE across 42,918 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Jaguar XE cars fail their MOT more often?
Jaguar XE cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 84.4% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 80.5%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Jaguar XE?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Jaguar XE'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.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.