Does the Jaguar XE fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Jaguar XE records 0.29 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.02 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.73, 95% interval −0.77 to −0.68). It ranks 366 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jaguar XE is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 129 times in 2019–2024.

Jaguar XE: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	129	0.06
Fuel system leaking excessively or a risk of fire	96	0.04
A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated	88	0.04
Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap	87	0.04
A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure	48	0.02

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 228,101 (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

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Does the Jaguar XE fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

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