Car statistics by year

2015 Jaguar XJ Series

Jaguar XJ Series cars first registered in 2015: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2015, so like is set against like.

A year of the Jaguar XJ Series. “2015” is the year of first registration.

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956 MOT tests of 2015 Jaguar XJ Series cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 82.4% All 2015 cars 72.6%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 70,200 miles; all 2015 cars 72,100
  • Left at the end of 2025 940 97.0% of the 969 at the end of 2015
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 6.2% All 2015 cars 7.2%
  • Tests with an advisory 41.8% All 2015 cars 51.7%
  • MOT tests in 2025 956 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2015 Jaguar XJ Series do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 10 years old, 82.4% of 2015 Jaguar XJ Series MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.6% for all cars first registered in 2015. 2015 Jaguar XJ Series did better than average for their age, by 9.8 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 83.6% of the time (all 2015 cars 74.3%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Jaguar XJ Series vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Jaguar XJ Series bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Jaguar XJ Series compared with all cars
First registered Jaguar XJ SeriesAll cars
’07 70.4%57.3%
’08 73.3%57.0%
’09 69.4%58.2%
’10 75.9%59.3%
’11 75.1%61.5%
’12 78.6%63.6%
’13 76.9%66.0%
’14 78.9%69.1%
’15 82.4%72.6%
’16 85.1%75.6%
’17 86.4%79.1%
’18 87.6%81.8%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2015 Jaguar XJ Series

Coil spring: fractured or broken was the most common single reason a 2015 Jaguar XJ Series failed, on 13.1% of about 200 failed tests. By area of the car, tyres failed most often (38.1% of failed tests; all 2015 cars 26.6%). 6.2% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.2% for all cars first registered in 2015. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2015 Jaguar XJ Series tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension 13.1%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 12.5%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 10.7%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 7.7%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 6.0%
Suspension arms: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension 6.0%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres 6.0%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Jaguar XJ Series vs all 2015 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2015 Jaguar XJ Series MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2015 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Tyres 38.1%
Suspension 29.2%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 19.6%
Visibility 13.7%
Brakes 13.1%
Noise, emissions and leaks 7.1%
Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems 5.4%
Steering 4.2%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2015 Jaguar XJ Series

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 41.8% of 2015 Jaguar XJ Series tests had at least one (all 2015 cars 51.7%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2015 Jaguar XJ Series tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 20.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 7.2%
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 6.0%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 4.5%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened Suspension 3.9%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 2.9%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 2.8%
Transmission oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 2.1%
Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks 1.7%
Flexible brake hoses: slight corrosion to ferrule Brakes 1.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2015 Jaguar XJ Series?

Half of the 2015 Jaguar XJ Series tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 70,200 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 51,200 and a quarter more than 93,300. For all cars first registered in 2015, the middle figure was 72,100 miles, so 2015 Jaguar XJ Series have been driven about as far as average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2015 Jaguar XJ Series and all 2015 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2015 Jaguar XJ Series 37,500 51,200 70,200 93,300 118,700 910
All 2015 cars 36,100 52,200 72,100 94,600 119,500 2,231,507
miles

Half of the 2015 Jaguar XJ Series tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 70,200 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2015 Jaguar XJ Series are left?

At the end of 2015, 969 2015 Jaguar XJ Series were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 940 were: 893 licensed and 47 declared off the road (SORN). That is 97.0% still on the record, against 93.2% for all cars first registered in 2015.

Share still on the record since 2015

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2015. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2015 Jaguar XJ Series on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2015, compared with all 2015 cars
Year end 2015 Jaguar XJ SeriesAll 2015 cars
2015 100.0%100.0%
2016 103.3%100.7%
2017 101.9%99.9%
2018 102.5%96.7%
2019 101.5%97.6%
2020 102.3%96.9%
2021 100.9%96.7%
2022 100.4%96.1%
2023 98.5%95.3%
2024 97.5%94.3%
2025 97.0%93.2%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2015

3 of the Jaguar XJ Series’s 24 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2015.

The 2015 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2015 may have been built in 2014, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Jaguar XJ Series recalls whose build dates include 2015
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
2 Dec 2025 Security Guidance 8 Jan 2013 to 24 May 2018 7,311
21 Sept 2020 Front air bags may not deploy when required 29 Jun 2009 to 23 May 2019 40
2 Jun 2016 Possible loss of steering assistance 20 Mar 2012 to 21 Jul 2015 318 (all models)

Every Jaguar XJ Series recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Jaguar XJ Series

22 years of the Jaguar XJ Series, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2010 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (75.9% passed first time) and the 1997 cars worst (72.6%).

Jaguar XJ Series by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
1996 1,553 77.4% 70.0%
1997 1,472 72.6% 68.5%
1998 1,882 72.8% 67.1%
2000 990 73.4% 63.1%
2001 975 74.7% 61.5%
2002 799 71.9% 59.7%
2003 2,136 71.4% 58.9%
2004 1,863 69.3% 57.9%
2005 1,224 71.3% 57.7%
2006 1,455 70.8% 56.9%
2007 1,308 70.4% 57.3%
2008 919 73.3% 57.0%
2009 530 69.4% 58.2%
2010 1,320 75.9% 59.3%
2011 1,447 75.1% 61.5%
2012 985 78.6% 63.6%
2013 1,125 76.9% 66.0%
2014 1,104 1,022 78.9% 69.1%
2015 969 940 82.4% 72.6%
2016 1,134 1,045 85.1% 75.6%
2017 910 900 86.4% 79.1%
2018 719 711 87.6% 81.8%

Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left: licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025. Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 956 MOT tests of 2015 Jaguar XJ Series cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 940 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Jaguar XJ Series cars first registered in 2015; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2015.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.

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