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Jaguar XF 2020: MOT failure rate for its age

14.2% of 2,720 MOT tests of the Jaguar XF first registered in 2020 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 101.8 (95% CI 91.6–111.9; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2020 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Jaguar XF built in 2020 at a glance
MeasureValueUnitCompared withYearsTests
Failed first time14.2%all ages tested2019–20242720
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 91.6–111.9)101.8index100 = normal for this model at that age2019–20242720
Rank among this model's 14 build years10of 141 = fails least for its age2019–20242720
Tested in 20241360testsmedian 29,209 miles20241360
line · Jaguar XF built 2020 · first-time MOT failure share by age · built 2020 14.3% vs model normal 12.5% at age 3 · 2019–2024
Built 2020 against Jaguar XF normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 14.3% vs 12.5%; age 4: 14.2% vs 15.5%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2020 Jaguar XF fail at each age?

Cars built in 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4 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 2020: 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)
31,36014.312.5–16.212.5114.5
41,36014.212.4–16.115.591.6

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,720 (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 2020 Jaguar XF?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2020 is tyres: 7 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 2020 were tested at ages 3 to 4.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jaguar XF built 2020 against the Jaguar XF in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure groupBuilt 2020, per 100All build years, per 100Items
Tyres711.3195
Visibility6.36.1177
Brakes4.57.2126

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,800 (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 2020 compare with the years around it?

Among the 14 published build years of the Jaguar XF, 2020 ranks 10 (1 = fails least for its age). 2019: index 95.1.

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 2020 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/2020/

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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