Does the Jaguar XE fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?
The Jaguar XE records 5.00 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.61 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+0.39, 95% interval +0.30 to +0.48). It ranks 296 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 XE is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 4,920 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm | 4,920 | 2.16 |
| Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn | 1,379 | 0.60 |
| Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator | 696 | 0.31 |
| Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured | 691 | 0.30 |
| Warning device shows system malfunction | 595 | 0.26 |
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
If a Jaguar XE gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?
7.1% of Jaguar XE MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 7,108 miles later (36,363 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 36,363 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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