What is the MOT pass rate for a 1994 Jaguar Xjs?

83.3% of 1994 Jaguar Xjs pass the MOT first time, based on 287 DVSA tests. The Jaguar Xjs averages 82.3% across all model years.

Is a 1994 Jaguar Xjs a good buy?

On MOT data alone the 1994 Jaguar Xjs passes 1 points more often than the model average of 82.3%. Average mileage at test is 91,459 miles.

1994 Jaguar Xjs: MOT pass rate and reliability

83.3% of 1994 Jaguar Xjs pass the MOT first time, measured across 287 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 91,459 miles.

How the 1994 compares

Against all Jaguar Xjs (82.3%, 3,075 tests): +1 points
Against all 1994 cars (72.3%): +11 points
National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Jaguar Xjs model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1994 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jaguar Xjs:

Year	Pass rate	Tests	Avg mileage
1990	81.7%	334	78,606
1991	84.4%	231	81,677
1992	75.6%	213	89,948
1993	81.9%	299	95,095
1994	83.3%	287	91,459
1995	87.2%	328	85,542

What this means if you are buying a 1994 Xjs

The 1994 sits close to the Jaguar Xjs 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 32-year-old car fails on

A 1994 car is 32 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 above average, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 1994 Jaguar Xjs the average at test was 91,459 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 1995 at 87.2%, and the weakest in our data is 1992 at 75.6%. That 11.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1994 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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