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Jaguar XF 2016: MOT failure rate for its age

15.3% of 53,169 MOT tests of the Jaguar XF first registered in 2016 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 89.5 (95% CI 87.6–91.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2016 Jaguar XF fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Jaguar XF built in 2016 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time15.3%all ages tested2019–202453169
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 87.6–91.4)89.5index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–202453169
Rank among this model's 14 build years3of 141 = fails least for its age2019–202453169
Tested in 20248481testsmedian 67,835 miles20248481
line · Jaguar XF built 2016 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2016 13.7% vs model normal 13.9% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2016 against Jaguar XF normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 13.7% vs 13.9%; age 4: 16.1% vs 16.2%; age 5: 14.9% vs 16.6%; age 6: 15.1% vs 16.8%; age 7: 15.8% vs 18.8%; age 8: 16.2% vs 20.4%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.
Check a 2016 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 2016 Jaguar XF fail at each age?

Cars built in 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8 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 2016: 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)
39,36913.713–14.413.998
48,86716.115.4–16.916.299.6
58,94314.914.1–15.616.689.7
68,86815.114.3–15.816.889.7
78,64115.815.1–16.618.884.2
88,48116.215.4–1720.479.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 53,169 (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 2016 Jaguar XF?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2016 is tyres: 8.5 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 2016 were tested at ages 3 to 8.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jaguar XF built 2016 against the Jaguar XF in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2016, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres8.511.34,527
Visibility5.36.12,815
Brakes5.27.22,784
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1.911.91,002
Noise, emissions and leaks11.1525

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 53,169 (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 2016 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Jaguar XF, 2016 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2015: index 110.5. 2017: index 82.8.

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 2016 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/2016/

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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