Does the Jaguar XF fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Jaguar XF records 12.71 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 12.85 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.14, 95% interval −0.23 to −0.05). It ranks 268 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jaguar XF is “A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated”, recorded 22,667 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 22,667 | 3.80 |
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 20,818 | 3.49 |
| A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 17,731 | 2.97 |
| A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened | 7,043 | 1.18 |
| A shock absorber bush excessively worn | 2,167 | 0.36 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 597,150 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Jaguar XF gets a suspension advisory, how often does it fail next time?
17.5% of Jaguar XF MOTs with a suspension advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,020 miles later (53,863 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 53,863 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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