Jaguar Eagle: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Jaguar Eagle passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 9.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 830 individual Jaguar Eagle tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 86% first-time pass rate means roughly 14 in every 100 Jaguar Eagles presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Jaguar Eagle tested had covered 48,669 miles and was built around 2015.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Jaguar Eagle sits 9.3 points above the national average, ranked 1,170 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Jaguar Eagle rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Jaguar Eagles at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Jaguar Eagle

1. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 3.5% of tests (2.08x the national rate for this defect)
2. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 1.8% of tests (2.03x the national rate for this defect)
3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 2.2% of tests
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
5. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.9% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.7% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.3% of tests
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1% of tests
10. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.8% of tests

From 829 DVSA-tracked Jaguar Eagle tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.52% of these flagged Jaguar Eagle defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Jaguar Eagle

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Jaguar Eagle before it actually fails on it.

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 35.5% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 7.6% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 6.6% of tests, also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 6.2% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 2.9% of tests
6. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 2.5% of tests
7. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.4% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 2.3% of tests
9. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 1% of tests, also fails
10. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 0.8% of tests

From 829 DVSA-tracked Jaguar Eagle tests, 2024.

Other Jaguar models

• Jaguar Xf - 77.9%
• Jaguar F-Pace - 86.9%
• Jaguar Xe - 84.3%
• Jaguar X-Type - 62.9%
• Jaguar E-Pace - 89%
• Jaguar Xj - 78.3%
• Jaguar I-Pace - 92.8%
• Jaguar F-Type - 91.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Toyota Prius - 86%
• Peugeot Expert Professional L1 Bluehdi - 86%
• Maserati Levante D V6 Auto - 86%
• Volkswagen Caravelle Executive Tdi S-A - 86%
• BMW 750 - 86%
• Mercedes-Benz V 220 Sport D Auto - 86%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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