Jaguar Xe reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Jaguar

Model: Xe

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 254,779 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

84.2%

Share of this model's 254,779 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

55.3 mpg

CO2 emission

134 g/km

Euro emissions

Euro 6

Tax cost

£195/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

70,570

Moderate average mileage in the current pool.

Life expectancy miles

80,110

Lower mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

8.4

Average age sits in the mid-fleet band.

Vehicles represented

39,476

39,476 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

254,779

254,779 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Scarce

39,476On the road

Insight summary

Jaguar Xe is a scarce model in this snapshot, with 39,476 represented vehicles and 0.09% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 84.2% from 254,779 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 53. The current pool shows an average of 70,570 miles and an average age of 8.4 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 80,110 miles. Diesel leads the fuel split, followed by petrol, and the most frequent defect themes are windscreen damage, tyre condition and brake pads. The practical read is that the Jaguar Xe looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
DIESEL	27,463
PETROL	12,012
CNG	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	2,415
Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,179
Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	2,043
Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	1,882
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))	1,702
Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	1,605
Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1,566
Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1,541
Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	1,527
Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))	1,225
Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1,206
Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))	1,205
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))	1,180
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	1,121
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))	837
Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))	823
Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	799
Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))	796
Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))	767
Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))	750
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	734
Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))	727
Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))	717
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))	698
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	645

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 30,690 defects across this top 25 set

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

2,415

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

2,179

Offside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

2,043

Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

1,882

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g))

1,702

Offside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

1,605

Nearside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

1,566

Nearside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

1,541

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

1,527

Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak (5.3.2 (b))

1,225

Offside Rear Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

1,206

Offside Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii))

1,205

Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative (5.2.3 (h))

1,180

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

1,121

Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a))

837

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

823

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

799

Nearside Front Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e))

796

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

767

Nearside Front Tyre has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (5.2.3 (d) (i))

750

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

734

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

727

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

717

Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

698

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

645

Jaguar Xe reliability and MOT data