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Jaguar Xkr

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 16 years from 17,967 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

84%

Total Tests

17,967

Best Year

2013 (96%)

Years Covered

16

How reliable is the Jaguar Xkr?

vs national average+2% (82% avg)
vs Jaguar brand average-4% (88% avg)
Best to worst year spread18 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Jaguar Xkr by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
201396%5349,483 mi
201291%79454,876 mi
201190%1,48156,107 mi
201087%1,81464,541 mi
200985%1,37064,929 mi
200886%1,57668,918 mi
200784%2,77275,451 mi
200681%74876,800 mi
200583%66073,570 mi
200480%72577,209 mi
200384%80078,534 mi
200278%91284,236 mi
200179%1,12383,837 mi
200083%96786,318 mi
199982%1,31983,341 mi
199881%85386,546 mi

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About the Jaguar Xkr

The Jaguar Xkr has been tested 17,967 times in 2024 MOT data across 16 model years (1998 to 2013), with an average pass rate of 84%. That's slightly above the national average of 82%. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2013 model is the most reliable with a 96% pass rate from 53 tests. The 2002 model has the lowest at 78%. With a 18 point spread, choosing the right year makes a big difference to reliability.

Reliability Trend

Newer JAGUAR XKRs show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 6 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (1998) averages 86,546 miles, while the newest (2013) averages 49,483 miles.

Compared to the Jaguar brand average of 88%, the Xkr is 4 points lower, placing it among the less reliable Jaguar models.

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