Jaguar X-Type
Registered from 2001 to 2010.
About this model
The Jaguar X-Type is a front-engine, all-wheel/front-wheel drive compact executive car manufactured and marketed by Jaguar Cars from 2001 to 2009 under the internal designation X400, for a single generation, in sedan/saloon and wagon/estate body styles. In addition to offering Jaguar's first station wagon/estate in series production, the X-type would ultimately introduce its first diesel engine, four-cylinder engine and front-wheel drive configuration.
From the Wikipedia article Jaguar X-Type, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 2.2 diesel. 1,209 of 4,533 tests failed, 27%.
Better than 47% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 54% | 651 |
| Brakes | 33% | 394 |
| Lights and electrics | 26% | 319 |
| Tyres and wheels | 26% | 309 |
| Body and structure | 18% | 222 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 11% | 139 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 54% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
- Brakes — 33% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 26% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A tyre cords visible or damaged
- Exhaust and emissions — 11% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 26% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 18% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded
When it starts failing
At 200k+ miles this one fails 37% of its inspections, against the 29% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 14% | 16% | 59 | |
| 40–60k miles | 16% | 20% | 258 | |
| 60–80k miles | 22% | 24% | 574 | |
| 80–100k miles | 24% | 27% | 837 | |
| 100–120k miles | 25% | 29% | 982 | |
| 120–140k miles | 33% | 29% | 821 | |
| 140–160k miles | 31% | 30% | 491 | |
| 160–180k miles | 30% | 30% | 294 | |
| 180–200k miles | 30% | 29% | 108 | |
| 200k+ miles | 37% | 29% | 100 |
4,524 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.