2021 Jaguar Xe: MOT pass rate and reliability

91.7% of 2021 Jaguar Xes pass the MOT first time, measured across 266 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 21,091 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Jaguar Xes (84.7%, 42,993 tests): +7 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): +1.7 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Jaguar Xe model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jaguar Xe:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2015 82.8% 8,416 72,646
2016 83.4% 12,110 69,917
2017 85.5% 10,509 60,048
2018 85.7% 5,654 50,826
2019 86.7% 4,614 40,907
2020 87.4% 1,416 32,214
2021 91.7% 266 21,091

What this means if you are buying a 2021 Xe

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 7 points more often than the Jaguar Xe average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 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 low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2021 Jaguar Xe the average at test was 21,091 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.

2021 is the strongest year on record for this model at 91.7%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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