2012 Jaguar Xk: MOT pass rate and reliability
87% of 2012 Jaguar Xks pass the MOT first time, measured across 555 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 52,215 miles.
How the 2012 compares
- Against all Jaguar Xks (82.5%, 8,240 tests): +4.5 points
- Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +16.2 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Jaguar Xk model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jaguar Xk:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 77.2% | 1,760 | 82,923 |
| 2007 | 76.2% | 1,061 | 78,948 |
| 2008 | 77.1% | 699 | 73,343 |
| 2009 | 81.5% | 583 | 69,219 |
| 2010 | 80.6% | 592 | 65,107 |
| 2011 | 84.8% | 561 | 58,477 |
| 2012 | 87% | 555 | 52,215 |
| 2013 | 88.8% | 827 | 47,235 |
| 2014 | 89.8% | 1,127 | 41,860 |
What this means if you are buying a 2012 Xk
The 2012 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 4.5 points more often than the Jaguar Xk 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 14-year-old car fails on
A 2012 car is 14 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 2012 Jaguar Xk the average at test was 52,215 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 2014 at 89.8%, and the weakest in our data is 2007 at 76.2%. That 13.6 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2009 Jaguar Xk - 81.5%
- 2010 Jaguar Xk - 80.6%
- 2011 Jaguar Xk - 84.8%
- 2013 Jaguar Xk - 88.8%
- 2014 Jaguar Xk - 89.8%