2006 Jaguar X-Type: MOT pass rate and reliability

62.8% of 2006 Jaguar X-Types pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,163 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 112,167 miles.

How the 2006 compares

  • Against all Jaguar X-Types (63.8%, 24,441 tests): -1 points
  • Against all 2006 cars (64.1%): -1.3 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Jaguar X-Type model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2006 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jaguar X-Type:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2001 65.4% 586 84,280
2002 64.4% 1,364 86,849
2003 65% 2,080 88,846
2004 61.9% 2,564 100,558
2005 60.9% 2,676 109,046
2006 62.8% 3,163 112,167
2007 63.6% 3,416 114,569
2008 64.3% 4,336 113,399
2009 66.2% 4,078 105,927

What this means if you are buying a 2006 X-Type

The 2006 sits close to the Jaguar X-Type average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 20-year-old car fails on

A 2006 car is 20 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself. On a 2006 Jaguar X-Type the average at test was 112,167 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2009 at 66.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2005 at 60.9%. That 5.3 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2006 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Jaguar X-Type MOT data · Every model