Jaguar X-TYPE - 2005
404.0 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Jaguar X-TYPE, model year 2005.
Sample size: 2,792 cars, 5,956 tests and 24,065 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,792 cars
The 2005 Jaguar X-Type has an overall defect rate of 404 per 100 vehicles, which is 8% higher than the average for cars of the same year at 376 per 100. Notably, the X-Type performs significantly better in categories like steering, visibility, and lights and electrics, with lower defect rates in each compared to the average. However, it shows a marked increase in issues related to wheels, suspension, and axles, as well as a higher rate of defects in the equipment and other categories. Additionally, defect rates tend to rise with mileage, especially in the higher mileage brackets, indicating that older vehicles may require more attention as they age.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,792 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 2.1% better
155.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Flexible brake hose: excessively damaged, deteriorated, chafed, twisted or stretched
Steering
▲ 67.0% better
7.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▲ 24.3% better
21.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▲ 38.6% better
67.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 100 tests
- Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 28.3% worse
403.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 100 tests
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 0.3% better
61.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
Equipment
▼ 28.7% worse
16.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- A seat belt:
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▼ 61.5% worse
75.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 100 tests
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Smoke opacity levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limit
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,138
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,655
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,586
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,561
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,482
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,360
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 904
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 877
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 643
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 636
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 518
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 463
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 259
Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
FAIL
Occurrences: 243
is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 233
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 229
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 224
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 207
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 174
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
FAIL
Occurrences: 151