2003 Jaguar Xk8: MOT pass rate and reliability
76.9% of 2003 Jaguar Xk8s pass the MOT first time, measured across 571 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 84,878 miles.
How the 2003 compares
- Against all Jaguar Xk8s (77.5%, 6,601 tests): -0.6 points
- Against all 2003 cars (64.7%): +12.2 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 2003 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 2003 Xk8
The 2003 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 23-year-old car fails on
A 2003 car is 23 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 2003 Jaguar Xk8 the average at test was 84,878 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 2003 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2000 Jaguar Xk8 - 73.2%
- 2001 Jaguar Xk8 - 79.4%
- 2002 Jaguar Xk8 - 73.5%
- 2004 Jaguar Xk8 - 77.6%
- 2005 Jaguar Xk8 - 81%