2017 Jaguar Xf: MOT pass rate and reliability

87.3% of 2017 Jaguar Xfs pass the MOT first time, measured across 7,037 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 61,468 miles.

How the 2017 compares

  • Against all Jaguar Xfs (78.4%, 97,477 tests): +8.9 points
  • Against all 2017 cars (83.5%): +3.8 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Jaguar Xf model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2017 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jaguar Xf:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 69% 4,878 112,743
2009 68.5% 6,468 112,493
2010 72.8% 9,010 105,887
2011 73.4% 8,160 103,534
2012 74.4% 9,828 100,987
2013 76.1% 10,999 95,277
2014 77.8% 12,226 88,598
2015 81.8% 9,841 80,004
2016 86.5% 8,495 71,334
2017 87.3% 7,037 61,468
2018 89.1% 5,768 50,823
2019 88.4% 3,372 42,194
2020 88.6% 1,275 34,056

What this means if you are buying a 2017 Xf

The 2017 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 8.9 points more often than the Jaguar Xf 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 9-year-old car fails on

A 2017 car is 9 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 around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2017 Jaguar Xf the average at test was 61,468 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 2018 at 89.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2009 at 68.5%. That 20.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2017 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Jaguar Xf MOT data · Every model