81%
Jaguar XE
Jaguar XE MOT pass rate and common problems
The Jaguar XE passed 81% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 8.7 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the XE compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
79.4%
Jaguar average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The XE runs 1.7 points ahead of the Jaguar average. It is 5th of the 11 Jaguar models in the data. The average XE arrived at its test 8.1 years old with 65,575 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
XE MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Jaguar XE cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 84.4% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 80.5%, a drop of 3.9 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 5,387 | 84.4% | 12.1 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 37,408 | 80.5% | 8.2 pts above |
| 11 years and over (small sample) | 1 | 100% | 27.7 pts above |
That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where XE failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Jaguar XE cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 47.2% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common XE MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Jaguar XE cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 56.9% of everything testers recorded against failed Jaguar XE cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a XE
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, condition has ply or cords exposed and condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. 22.9% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working. 8.8% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 7% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: coil spring fractured or broken and shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak. 6.4% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific XE has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Jaguar XE buying guide.
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Jaguar XE MOT FAQs
What is the Jaguar XE MOT pass rate?
81% of Jaguar XE cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 42,918 tests. That is 8.7 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 183rd of 575 models.
What does a Jaguar XE most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Jaguar XE cars failing their 2025 MOT was tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, on 9.9% of failure items. Next were stop lamp not working (8.8%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (7%).
Which area causes the most Jaguar XE MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 28.5%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 18.6%.
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, against 80.5% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.
Does this mean every Jaguar XE has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Jaguar XE that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Jaguar XE's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.