Does the Jaguar X-Type fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Jaguar X-Type records 24.93 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 22.29 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+2.64, 95% interval +2.41 to +2.87). It ranks 199 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jaguar X-Type is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 6,692 times in 2019–2024.

Jaguar X-Type: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	6,692	3.60
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	6,566	3.53
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	4,294	2.31
Parking brake inoperative on one side	3,880	2.09
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	3,060	1.65

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 185,823 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Jaguar X-Type gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

18.2% of Jaguar X-Type MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 3,651 miles later (40,446 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 40,446 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Jaguar X-Type fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Jaguar X-Type gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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