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Jaguar XF 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

24.2% of 62,344 MOT tests of the Jaguar XF first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 98.1 (95% CI 96.5–99.6; 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 XF built in 2012 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time24.2%all ages tested2019–202462344
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 96.5–99.6)98.1index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202462344
Rank among this model's 14 build years6of 141 = fails least for its age2019–202462344
Tested in 20249830testsmedian 96,433 miles20249830
line · Jaguar XF built 2012 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2012 21.4% vs model normal 21% at age 7 · 2019–2024
Built 2012 against Jaguar XF normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 21.4% vs 21%; age 8: 21.2% vs 21.3%; age 9: 23.1% vs 24%; age 10: 24.3% vs 25.4%; age 11: 26.9% vs 27.6%; age 12: 28.8% vs 29.4%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2012 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 2012 Jaguar XF fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
711,03221.420.7–22.221101.9
810,32221.220.4–2221.399.4
910,54923.122.3–23.92496.2
1010,42124.323.5–25.125.495.8
1110,19026.926.1–27.827.697.6
129,83028.828–29.729.498.2

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 62,344 (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 2012 Jaguar XF?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 18.2 items per 100 first tests, against 12.7 across all build years of the Jaguar XF. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jaguar XF built 2012 against the Jaguar XF in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2012, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Suspension18.212.711,362
Tyres11.711.37,289
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11.511.97,187
Brakes8.37.25,167
Visibility6.26.13,854

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 62,344 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Jaguar XF, 2012 ranks 6 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 99.6. 2013: index 99.2.

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 2012 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/2012/

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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