Reliability Report · European Market

Jaguar XJ Reliability

The Jaguar XJ (current generation) scores 87/100 on our composite reliability index — excellent territory — drawn from DVSA, NHTSA data.

Composite Score
87
/ 100
Excellent
Sources: DVSA · NHTSA · latest 2026
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

NHTSA (US Complaints)
Model years 2003–2020 · 2026 report · n=14
14 complaints across 2 sampled year(s); resolved model="XJ (SWB)"
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93
/ 100
DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2003–2020 · 2023 report · n=18414
18,414 UK MOT tests · overall 20.3% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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83
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 18,414 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 35 yrs
80
8.3% fail vs 10.9% fleet
1,241 tests
Age 69 yrs
80
14.4% fail vs 19.2% fleet
3,862 tests
Age 1014 yrs
86
19.4% fail vs 32.1% fleet
5,571 tests
Age 1520 yrs
83
25.9% fail vs 38.8% fleet
7,740 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Ball joint dust cover
2,403
36.7%
#2
Condition
1,214
18.5%
#3
Registration plate lamp(s)
1,108
16.9%
#4
Track rod end
1,012
15.4%
#5
Linkage ball joint dust cover
816
12.5%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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