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Jaguar XF 2014: MOT failure rate for its age

21.7% of 75,494 MOT tests of the Jaguar XF first registered in 2014 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 105.3 (95% CI 103.7–106.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2014 Jaguar XF fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Jaguar XF built in 2014 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time21.7%all ages tested2019–202475494
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 103.7–106.9)105.3index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202475494
Rank among this model's 14 build years12of 141 = fails least for its age2019–202475494
Tested in 202412203testsmedian 83,399 miles202412203
line · Jaguar XF built 2014 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2014 19.4% vs model normal 18% at age 5 · 2019–2024
Built 2014 against Jaguar XF normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 5: 19.4% vs 18%; age 6: 19% vs 17.5%; age 7: 20.4% vs 19.3%; age 8: 21.9% vs 20.5%; age 9: 23.7% vs 23.4%; age 10: 26.1% vs 25.4%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2014 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 2014 Jaguar XF fail at each age?

Cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10 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 2014: 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)
513,06219.418.7–20.118107.5
612,4421918.4–19.717.5108.7
712,70620.419.7–21.119.3105.7
812,59321.921.2–22.720.5107.2
912,48823.723–24.523.4101.5
1012,20326.125.4–26.925.4103

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 75,494 (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 2014 Jaguar XF?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2014 is tyres: 11.6 items per 100 first tests, against 11.3 across all build years of the Jaguar XF. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2014 were tested at ages 5 to 10.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jaguar XF built 2014 against the Jaguar XF in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2014, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres11.611.38,781
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment11.211.98,488
Suspension10.612.77,996
Visibility6.16.14,626
Brakes5.87.24,347

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 75,494 (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 2014 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Jaguar XF, 2014 ranks 12 (1 = fails least for its age). 2013: index 99.2. 2015: index 110.5.

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 2014 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/2014/

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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