1998 Jaguar Xk8: MOT pass rate and reliability
77.1% of 1998 Jaguar Xk8s pass the MOT first time, measured across 938 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 90,429 miles.
How the 1998 compares
- Against all Jaguar Xk8s (77.5%, 6,601 tests): -0.4 points
- Against all 1998 cars (70%): +7.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Jaguar Xk8 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 1998 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jaguar Xk8:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 78% | 296 | 92,913 |
| 1997 | 79.4% | 1,137 | 89,013 |
| 1998 | 77.1% | 938 | 90,429 |
| 1999 | 77.1% | 493 | 86,252 |
| 2000 | 73.2% | 511 | 86,479 |
| 2001 | 79.4% | 660 | 84,496 |
| 2002 | 73.5% | 615 | 83,591 |
| 2003 | 76.9% | 571 | 84,878 |
| 2004 | 77.6% | 549 | 81,288 |
| 2005 | 81% | 600 | 76,530 |
What this means if you are buying a 1998 Xk8
The 1998 sits close to the Jaguar Xk8 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 28-year-old car fails on
A 1998 car is 28 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 1998 Jaguar Xk8 the average at test was 90,429 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 2005 at 81%, and the weakest in our data is 2000 at 73.2%. That 7.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 1998 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 1996 Jaguar Xk8 - 78%
- 1997 Jaguar Xk8 - 79.4%
- 1999 Jaguar Xk8 - 77.1%
- 2000 Jaguar Xk8 - 73.2%
- 2001 Jaguar Xk8 - 79.4%