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Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4 statistics

How many Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the X-Type Sovereign 4x4 compares with other versions of the Jaguar X Type. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Jaguar X Type.

A version of the Jaguar X Type. Recorded by DVLA as “X-TYPE SOVEREIGN AWD AUTO”, “X-TYPE SOVEREIGN AWD”.

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182 Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4 records (licensed and SORN)
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 138 −11.0% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 44 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 54.7% Other Jaguar X Type versions 24.1%
  • Peak year 2009 329 licensed
  • Share of Jaguar X Types 0.7% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 24.2% of those still registered are SORN

How many Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s are left in Great Britain?

There were 138 Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 44 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 58.1% lower than its peak of 329 in 2009.

Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2004 6–
2005 213–
2006 270–
2007 3291
2008 3291
2009 3290
2010 3272
2011 3167
2012 3199
2013 3206
2014 3156
2015 3028
2016 30410
2017 29217
2018 27819
2019 25428
2020 24024
2021 22032
2022 19531
2023 17339
2024 15737
2025 14140
2026 13844

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

How many Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s have survived?

54.7% of the Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Jaguar X Type first registered in the same years, the figure is 24.1%, so Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s are 2.3 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 10 other versions of the Jaguar X Type first registered in the same years.

Share of Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s still registered compared with other Jaguar X Type versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4 54.7%
Other Jaguar X Type versions of the same age 24.1%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated

Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4 registrations over time

Registrations of Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 208 in 2005. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’04 6
’05 208
’06 59
’07 60
’08 0
’09 0
’10 0
’11 0
’12 0
’13 0
’14 0
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 0
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4 engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 142 Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 2,901cc to 3,000cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
2,901cc to 3,000cc 142 licensed 100.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size Fuel Licensed Share
2,901–3,000cc Petrol 140 98.6%
2,901–3,000cc Other 2 1.4%

Fuel type, 2014 to 2025

Share of those licensed at the end of each year.

Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4s licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year PetrolOther
2014 99.0%1.0%
2015 99.0%1.0%
2016 99.0%1.0%
2017 99.0%1.0%
2018 98.9%1.1%
2019 98.8%1.2%
2020 98.3%1.7%
2021 98.2%1.8%
2022 99.0%1.0%
2023 98.9%1.1%
2024 98.7%1.3%
2025 98.6%1.4%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Jaguar X Type page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Jaguar X Type MOT reliability

In 2025, 59.0% of Jaguar X Type MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 59.1% of the time, so the Jaguar X Type does about as well as average for its age.

DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Jaguar X Types tested, the X-Type Sovereign 4x4 among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Jaguar X Type page.

MOT first-time pass rate by age: Jaguar X Type vs all cars

Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.

MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Jaguar X Type compared with all cars
Vehicle age Jaguar X TypeAll cars
15–19 years 59.9%58.0%
20+ years 57.3%61.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failure categories

Suspension is the most common reason a Jaguar X Type fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.

Share of failed Jaguar X Type MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Defect category Share of failed tests
Suspension 48.4%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 34.6%
Brakes 28.1%
Tyres 20.5%
Noise, emissions and leaks 20.1%
Body, chassis, structure 18.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Other versions of the Jaguar X Type

Versions of the Jaguar X Type with their own page. The Jaguar X Type page covers all 13,972 licensed, whatever the version.

Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4 compared with other versions of the Jaguar X Type
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 1,316 381 43.5%
Jaguar X Type X-Type SE 4x4 406 211 33.2%
Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4 138 44 54.7%
Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign V6 105 23 57.1%

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Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of June 2026 182 Jaguar X Type X-Type Sovereign 4x4 records (licensed and SORN) 2 October 2026
MOT results (whole model) Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 19,229 MOT tests 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 – 2 October 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “X-TYPE SOVEREIGN AWD AUTO”, “X-TYPE SOVEREIGN AWD”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
  • Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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