Does the Jaguar XJ fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Jaguar XJ records 11.30 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 17.77 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−6.47, 95% interval −6.67 to −6.27). It ranks 604 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jaguar XJ is “Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded”, recorded 3,601 times in 2019–2024.

Jaguar XJ: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded	3,601	2.08
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	2,043	1.18
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake	1,519	0.88
Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement	1,488	0.86
Warning device shows system malfunction	1,367	0.79

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 173,007 (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 XJ gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

11.4% of Jaguar XJ MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,168 miles later (24,805 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 24,805 (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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