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Jaguar XJ - 2004

309.3 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2004 is 384.6 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Jaguar XJ, model year 2004. Sample size: 1,949 cars, 4,390 tests and 13,578 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 1,949 cars

The 2004 Jaguar XJ has an overall defect rate of 309 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the average of 382 per 100 vehicles, indicating a 19% improvement. It performs particularly well in categories such as visibility, lights and electrics, body structure, and equipment, where it shows significantly fewer defects compared to the average car. However, it does struggle with steering issues, exhibiting a higher defect rate than average. Mileage trends reveal that defect rates increase with mileage, but the Jaguar maintains a relatively lower rate across all mileage brackets compared to the average.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 1,949 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 0.9% better
162.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 164.2 / 100 tests
  • Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
Steering
▼ 52.6% worse
38.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 24.9 / 100 tests
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
  • 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
Visibility
▲ 24.2% better
22.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.3 / 100 tests
  • Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
  • Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
  • Wiper blade: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 55.1% better
49.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 109.9 / 100 tests
  • Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
  • Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements
  • A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
  • Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 7.1% better
290.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 312.9 / 100 tests
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 86.8% better
8.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 63.6 / 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
  • A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly
  • A door hinge, catch or pillar: excessively deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 75.4% better
3.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.8 / 100 tests
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • Audible warning:
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 13.1% better
43.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.5 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • 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
0 533 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,400
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,042
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,005
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 894
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 849
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 729
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 685
A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 596
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 549
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 411

Serious faults (Top 10)

A suspension joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 596
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
FAIL
Occurrences: 269
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 250
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 136
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
FAIL
Occurrences: 88
A shock absorber bush excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 76
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 64
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 55