Jaguar XE 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

18.6% of 76,189 MOT tests of the Jaguar XE first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 104.2 (95% CI 102.5–105.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): close to other build years of the same model at the same age (within 5 points of normal).

Jaguar XE built in 2016 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	18.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	76189
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 102.5–105.9)	104.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	76189
Rank among this model's 6 build years	5	of 6	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	76189
Tested in 2024	12095	tests	median 65,941 miles	2024	12095

Built 2016 against Jaguar XE normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 16.4% vs 16.4%; age 4: 18.9% vs 17.7%; age 5: 17.8% vs 17.4%; age 6: 18.6% vs 17.6%; age 7: 19.8% vs 18.5%; age 8: 20.4% vs 19.8%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2016 Jaguar XE by registration · All Jaguar XE MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2016 Jaguar XE fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Jaguar XE built 2016: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	13,414	16.4	15.8–17	16.4	100.2
4	12,758	18.9	18.2–19.6	17.7	106.6
5	12,819	17.8	17.1–18.4	17.4	102.3
6	12,685	18.6	17.9–19.3	17.6	105.9
7	12,418	19.8	19.1–20.5	18.5	107.1
8	12,095	20.4	19.7–21.1	19.8	103

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 76,189 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2016 Jaguar XE?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 8.7 items per 100 first tests, against 8.8 across all build years of the Jaguar XE. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jaguar XE built 2016 against the Jaguar XE in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2016, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Tyres	8.7	8.8	6,666
Visibility	5.9	5.8	4,523
Brakes	5.6	5	4,252
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4.2	3.7	3,200
Suspension	1.7	1.6	1,275

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 76,189 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 6 published build years of the Jaguar XE, 2016 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 102.9. 2017: index 93.2.

Jaguar XE build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2015	102.9	100.9–104.8	worse	52,739
2016	104.2	102.5–105.9	worse	76,189
2017	93.2	91.3–95.1	better	56,635
2018	101.8	98.6–105.0	no different	23,072
2019	105.5	101.3–109.8	worse	14,040
2020	95.9	87.6–104.1	no different (rough estimate)	3,430

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 226,105 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Jaguar XE 2016 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/jaguar-xe/2016/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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