2008 Jaguar Xkr: MOT pass rate and reliability

80.1% of 2008 Jaguar Xkrs pass the MOT first time, measured across 733 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 68,899 miles.

How the 2008 compares

  • Against all Jaguar Xkrs (79.1%, 8,424 tests): +1 points
  • Against all 2008 cars (64.7%): +15.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Jaguar Xkr model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2008 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jaguar Xkr:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1998 78.6% 257 88,825
1999 78.7% 460 83,489
2000 77.2% 509 85,376
2001 76% 600 82,595
2002 73.6% 518 85,852
2003 78.4% 449 79,249
2004 77.3% 422 77,532
2005 79.6% 357 73,979
2006 75.2% 371 75,683
2007 78% 1,275 74,533
2008 80.1% 733 68,899
2009 79.1% 636 65,902
2010 82.7% 828 62,868
2011 84.7% 639 54,883
2012 86.5% 333 52,847

What this means if you are buying a 2008 Xkr

The 2008 sits close to the Jaguar Xkr 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 an 18-year-old car fails on

A 2008 car is 18 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2008 Jaguar Xkr the average at test was 68,899 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 2012 at 86.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2002 at 73.6%. That 12.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2008 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Jaguar Xkr MOT data · Every model