Jaguar XE - 2018
114.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2018 is 123.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Jaguar XE, model year 2018.
Sample size: 6,368 cars, 14,460 tests and 16,586 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 6,368 cars
The 2018 Jaguar XE has a slightly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 115 defects per 100 vehicles versus 120. The model stands out positively in several categories, particularly in steering, where it has significantly fewer defects than average, as well as in lights and electrics, body/structure, and equipment. However, it performs worse in the brakes category, exhibiting a higher defect rate than the average. Notably, defect rates increase with mileage for both the Jaguar XE and the average car, though the XE remains competitive overall.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 6,368 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▼ 18.2% worse
81.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.8 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 88.0% better
0.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.0 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
Visibility
▲ 7.9% better
12.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.9 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 44.3% better
9.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.6 / 100 tests
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
- Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
- Headlamp cleaning device: inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 8.0% better
116.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 126.7 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
Body/Structure
▲ 58.8% better
2.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 5.1 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A body panel or body component: damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 63.6% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type
- ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 22.9% better
5.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 7.0 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,101
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,926
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,858
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,543
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 486
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 446
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 381
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 380
A wheel: badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 340
Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
MINOR
Occurrences: 271
Serious faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 381
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 380
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 249
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 224
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 205
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 198
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 73
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
A wheel: with a loose or missing wheel nut, bolt or stud
FAIL
Occurrences: 61
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 56