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Jaguar XF 2008: MOT failure rate for its age

34.5% of 37,575 MOT tests of the Jaguar XF first registered in 2008 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.5 (95% CI 103.7–107.3; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2008 Jaguar XF fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Jaguar XF built in 2008 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time34.5%all ages tested2019–202437575
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 103.7–107.3)105.5index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202437575
Rank among this model's 14 build years13of 141 = fails least for its age2019–202437575
Tested in 20244853testsmedian 111,169 miles20244853
line · Jaguar XF built 2008 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2008 33% vs model normal 30.9% at age 11 · 2019–2024
Built 2008 against Jaguar XF normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 33% vs 30.9%; age 12: 33.2% vs 30.7%; age 13: 33.6% vs 32%; age 14: 34.3% vs 32.2%; age 15: 36.4% vs 35.6%; age 16: 37.8% vs 36.6%. Axis from 0% to 40%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2008 Jaguar XF by registration · All Jaguar XF 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 2008 Jaguar XF fail at each age?

Cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16 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 XF built 2008: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
AgeTestsFailed, %95% intervalNormal for this model at that age, %Index (100 = normal)
117,4933332–34.130.9107
126,75533.232.1–34.330.7108.2
136,61133.632.5–34.732104.9
146,21134.333.1–35.532.2106.5
155,65236.435.1–37.635.6102.2
164,85337.836.5–39.236.6103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,575 (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 2008 Jaguar XF?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2008 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 25.4 items per 100 first tests, against 11.9 across all build years of the Jaguar XF. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2008 were tested at ages 11 to 16.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jaguar XF built 2008 against the Jaguar XF in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2008, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.411.99,549
Suspension2512.79,395
Brakes15.97.25,966
Tyres12.611.34,725
Visibility8.46.13,172

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,575 (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 2008 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Jaguar XF, 2008 ranks 13 (1 = fails least for its age). 2007: index 97.0. 2009: index 104.1.

Jaguar XF build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build yearIndex (100 = normal)95% intervalVerdictTests
200797.079.1–114.9no different (rough estimate)342
2008105.5103.7–107.3worse37,575
2009104.1102.4–105.7worse47,162
2010101.7100.2–103.2worse62,115
201199.697.9–101.2no different53,416
201298.196.5–99.6better62,344
201399.297.7–100.8no different68,946
2014105.3103.7–106.9worse75,494
2015110.5108.5–112.4worse60,606
201689.587.6–91.4better53,169
201782.880.5–85.1better37,560
201888.185.1–91.2better23,621
201995.190.2–100.0no different10,291
2020101.891.6–111.9no different (rough estimate)2,720

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 595,361 (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 XF 2008 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-xf/2008/

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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