JaguarXE Series MOT results

In 2025, 80.9% of Jaguar XE Series MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 77.4% for cars of the same age. 7.0% had at least one dangerous defect (6.4% for cars the same age). The typical Jaguar XE Series tested was 8 years old with 62,800 miles. Based on 41,881 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Jaguar XE Series cars are on the road

First-time pass: 80.9%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 77.4%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 3.6%passed after repair
Failed: 15.5%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 7.0%same age 6.4%
Typical mileage: 62,800at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Jaguar XE SeriesAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2022	112	83.9%	88.5%
2021	922	84.2%	87.2%
2020	1,562	83.9%	85.9%
2019	4,362	82.3%	83.5%
2018	5,491	81.7%	80.8%
2017	10,059	82.0%	78.1%
2016	11,451	80.1%	74.8%
2015	7,903	78.6%	71.8%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Jaguar XE SeriesAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	1,552	83.9%	87.4%	31,100
5-9 years	36,952	81.0%	79.1%	63,200
10-14 years	3,321	78.7%	65.7%	75,200
15-19 years	1	100.0%	57.6%	82,700

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Jaguar XE Series is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	1,513	3.6%	1.2×	84.1%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	870	2.1%	0.9×	81.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	827	2.0%	1.3×	84.0%
PE Peterborough	East of England	800	1.9%	1.0×	82.4%
RG Reading	South East	781	1.9%	1.2×	80.9%
G Glasgow	Scotland	771	1.8%	1.2×	75.6%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	760	1.8%	1.1×	81.3%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	760	1.8%	1.0×	84.5%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	708	1.7%	1.0×	84.6%
M Manchester	North West	708	1.7%	1.1×	80.5%
CF Cardiff	Wales	636	1.5%	0.9×	77.8%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	628	1.5%	1.1×	79.8%
BS Bristol	South West	602	1.4%	0.8×	76.7%
L Liverpool	North West	586	1.4%	1.3×	81.9%
ME Rochester	South East	586	1.4%	1.3×	81.7%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	583	1.4%	1.0×	78.9%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	561	1.3%	1.1×	83.4%
NR Norwich	East of England	550	1.3%	1.0×	78.0%
GU Guildford	South East	549	1.3%	1.0×	80.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	545	1.3%	0.9×	82.9%
TS Teesside	North East	535	1.3%	1.4×	81.7%
CH Chester	North West	499	1.2%	1.1×	78.2%
WA Warrington	North West	493	1.2%	1.2×	79.5%
PR Preston	North West	488	1.2%	1.3×	83.0%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	477	1.1%	0.9×	78.8%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	476	1.1%	1.1×	82.6%
SO Southampton	South East	472	1.1%	0.9×	79.9%
PO Portsmouth	South East	467	1.1%	0.8×	77.1%
OX Oxford	South East	458	1.1%	1.0×	81.2%
TN Tonbridge	South East	448	1.1%	0.8×	79.5%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	447	1.1%	1.0×	81.7%
SN Swindon	South West	440	1.1%	1.2×	80.0%
DA Dartford	South East	435	1.0%	1.4×	82.1%
BB Blackburn	North West	434	1.0%	1.2×	82.7%
IP Ipswich	East of England	434	1.0%	0.9×	83.6%
SA Swansea	Wales	432	1.0%	0.8×	81.0%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	429	1.0%	0.9×	80.2%
RM Romford	London	417	1.0%	1.2×	82.7%
RH Redhill	South East	414	1.0%	1.0×	80.4%
SK Stockport	North West	399	1.0%	1.0×	80.2%
TW Twickenham	London	399	1.0%	1.3×	84.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	399	1.0%	1.1×	81.0%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	391	0.9%	1.0×	78.0%
UB Southall	London	386	0.9%	1.5×	87.8%
BH Bournemouth	South West	383	0.9%	0.9×	79.4%
BN Brighton	South East	380	0.9%	0.8×	80.0%
BL Bolton	North West	376	0.9%	1.2×	79.5%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	371	0.9%	0.9×	81.4%
LU Luton	East of England	370	0.9%	1.3×	84.6%
HA Harrow	London	356	0.9%	1.4×	85.1%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	356	0.9%	1.0×	84.6%
SL Slough	South East	354	0.8%	1.2×	79.4%
OL Oldham	North West	347	0.8%	1.2×	85.0%
SE London SE	London	347	0.8%	1.1×	85.3%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	338	0.8%	1.1×	78.7%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	335	0.8%	1.2×	85.1%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	334	0.8%	1.0×	83.8%
E London E	London	330	0.8%	1.0×	83.9%
CR Croydon	London	328	0.8%	1.2×	84.8%
NP Newport	Wales	325	0.8%	0.9×	78.8%
GL Gloucester	South West	318	0.8%	0.6×	82.4%
PL Plymouth	South West	315	0.8%	0.7×	81.6%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	306	0.7%	1.1×	77.8%
CT Canterbury	South East	302	0.7%	0.9×	77.5%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	299	0.7%	1.3×	78.9%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	294	0.7%	1.4×	77.6%
CW Crewe	North West	289	0.7%	1.1×	79.9%
EX Exeter	South West	284	0.7%	0.6×	74.3%
EN Enfield	London	275	0.7%	1.1×	86.2%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	274	0.7%	1.2×	77.4%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	269	0.6%	0.8×	72.1%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	265	0.6%	0.9×	81.5%
PA Paisley	Scotland	265	0.6%	1.4×	79.2%
CO Colchester	East of England	264	0.6%	0.8×	83.0%
DL Darlington	North East	264	0.6%	1.1×	78.4%
N London N	London	262	0.6%	0.9×	82.4%
LL Llandudno	Wales	261	0.6%	0.7×	80.5%
NW London NW	London	260	0.6%	0.9×	83.8%
WN Wigan	North West	257	0.6%	1.3×	77.8%
CA Carlisle	North West	256	0.6%	1.0×	79.3%
SG Stevenage	East of England	256	0.6%	0.8×	78.5%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	252	0.6%	0.7×	81.0%
DH Durham	North East	237	0.6%	1.1×	82.7%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	233	0.6%	1.0×	81.5%
CB Cambridge	East of England	232	0.6%	0.8×	75.9%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	223	0.5%	1.0×	76.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	222	0.5%	0.8×	82.0%
IG Ilford	London	208	0.5%	1.1×	84.6%
BA Bath	South West	207	0.5%	0.6×	76.8%
SP Salisbury	South West	204	0.5%	1.0×	74.5%
AL St Albans	East of England	199	0.5%	1.1×	80.4%
LA Lancaster	North West	197	0.5%	0.9×	83.2%
DD Dundee	Scotland	194	0.5%	1.1×	76.3%
TA Taunton	South West	192	0.5%	0.7×	81.2%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	187	0.4%	1.0×	79.1%
FY Blackpool	North West	182	0.4%	1.0×	80.2%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	174	0.4%	1.0×	73.6%
WD Watford	East of England	173	0.4%	1.1×	75.1%
TF Telford	West Midlands	166	0.4%	1.0×	78.3%
BR Bromley	London	152	0.4%	1.0×	81.6%
SR Sunderland	North East	145	0.3%	1.0×	74.5%
IV Inverness	Scotland	135	0.3%	0.8×	81.5%
W London W	London	133	0.3%	1.2×	88.7%
SW London SW	London	132	0.3%	0.7×	76.5%
TQ Torquay	South West	124	0.3%	0.6×	84.7%
TR Truro	South West	124	0.3%	0.5×	81.5%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	109	0.3%	1.0×	88.1%
PH Perth	Scotland	106	0.3%	0.9×	81.1%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	98	0.2%	0.8×	82.7%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	94	0.2%	0.6×	77.7%
SM Sutton	London	90	0.2%	1.0×	78.9%
DT Dorchester	South West	82	0.2%	0.5×	78.0%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	80	0.2%	0.8×	85.0%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	46	0.1%	0.6×	69.6%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	38	<0.1%	1.1×	76.3%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	23	<0.1%	0.6×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	19	<0.1%	1.0×	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	8	<0.1%	0.5×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	3,411	8.1%	1.0×	77.4%
North East	1,941	4.6%	1.2×	80.7%
North West	5,511	13.2%	1.1×	80.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	3,654	8.7%	1.0×	80.6%
Wales	1,677	4.0%	0.8×	79.1%
West Midlands	4,422	10.6%	1.1×	82.6%
East Midlands	2,870	6.9%	1.0×	82.4%
East of England	4,195	10.0%	1.0×	81.5%
London	4,409	10.5%	1.1×	84.3%
South East	6,513	15.6%	1.0×	80.2%
South West	3,275	7.8%	0.7×	78.9%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Jaguar XE SeriesCars the same age

Tyres6.8%6.2%
Lights and electrics4.9%6.5%
Brakes3.9%4.5%
Suspension2.6%5.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)2.5%3.4%
Emissions and leaks2.2%2.1%
Seat belts and airbags0.7%0.5%
Body and structure0.5%1.6%
Steering0.2%1.3%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Jaguar XE Series tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.7%	1.1%	2.5×	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.3%	2.1%	1.1×	100.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.0%	1.9%	1.1×	100.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	1.8%	1.3%	1.4×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	1.8%	1.6%	1.1×	0.0%
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres	1.5%	1.4%	1.1×	0.0%
Condition: has ply or cords exposed Tyres Dangerous	1.2%	1.1%	1.1×	100.0%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension	1.1%	2.0%	0.6×	0.0%
Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres Dangerous	1.0%	0.4%	2.5×	100.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	0.9%	0.6%	1.5×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	18.4%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	13.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin	10.5%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	5.8%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	3.3%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	2.3%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	1.9%
Condition: slightly distorted	1.7%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	1.5%
Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre	1.5%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Diesel	29,319	79.6%
Petrol	12,555	84.1%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model