Jaguar XK
Reliability, estimated running costs, and MOT data across 12 model years from 18,523 MOT tests in 2024.
Avg Pass Rate
88%
Total Tests
18,523
Highest Pass Rate
2015 (96%)
Years Covered
12
About the Jaguar XK
The Jaguar XK was MOT tested 18,523 times in 2024 (DVSA data, retests included) across 12 model years (2002 to 2015), with an average pass rate of 88%. That's comfortably above the average of 82% across all models in our data. Our records list petrol versions.
Best and Worst Years
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2015 model has the highest pass rate at 96% from 332 tests. The 2007 model has the lowest at 82%. The 14 point gap means pass rates vary somewhat between years, but no year is dramatically different. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger.
Reliability Trend
Newer Jaguar XKs pass their MOT more often than older ones, by 7 percentage points on average, which is mostly down to age and wear.
Mileage Across Years
The oldest model in our data (2002) averages 63,198 miles, while the newest (2015) averages 35,450 miles.
Estimated Running Costs
Based on 7,400 miles/year, average pump prices of 174.57p petrol and 199.33p diesel (GOV.UK weekly road fuel prices, week of 19 October 2026), and MOT pass rate data. Insurance not included.
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Jaguar XK by Year
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Questions about the Jaguar XK
Is the Jaguar XK reliable?
Across its 12 model years in our data (2002 to 2015), the Jaguar XK averages an 88% MOT pass rate, from 18,523 tests (DVSA MOT data for tests in 2024, retests included). That's 6 points above the average of 82% across all models in the same data. The 2015 model has the highest pass rate of the years with at least 100 tests, at 96%.
Which year Jaguar XK has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the years with at least 100 tests, the 2015 Jaguar XK has the highest MOT pass rate at 96%, while the 2007 model has the lowest at 82%, a 14 point gap. Newer cars usually pass more often simply because they are younger, so compare years of a similar age.
Are newer Jaguar XKs more reliable?
Newer Jaguar XKs pass their MOT more often than older ones, by 7 percentage points on average, which is mostly down to age and wear.
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