Car statistics by year

2018 Jaguar XJ Series

Jaguar XJ Series cars first registered in 2018: 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 2018, so like is set against like.

A year of the Jaguar XJ Series. “2018” is the year of first registration.

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735 MOT tests of 2018 Jaguar XJ Series cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 87.6% All 2018 cars 81.8%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 46,200 miles; all 2018 cars 50,000
  • Left at the end of 2025 711 98.9% of the 719 at the end of 2018
  • Tests with an advisory 35.9% All 2018 cars 43.2%
  • MOT tests in 2025 735 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2018 Jaguar XJ Series do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 7 years old, 87.6% of 2018 Jaguar XJ Series MOT tests were passed first time, against 81.8% for all cars first registered in 2018. 2018 Jaguar XJ Series did better than average for their age, by 5.8 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 88.6% of the time (all 2018 cars 83.4%).

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 advisories on the 2018 Jaguar XJ Series

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 35.9% of 2018 Jaguar XJ Series tests had at least one (all 2018 cars 43.2%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2018 Jaguar XJ Series tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 19.7%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 6.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 5.3%
Suspension arms: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement Suspension 4.5%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 4.2%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 3.5%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 2.7%
Tyres: slightly damaged Tyres 2.0%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 1.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2018 Jaguar XJ Series?

Half of the 2018 Jaguar XJ Series tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 46,200 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 34,100 and a quarter more than 62,300. For all cars first registered in 2018, the middle figure was 50,000 miles, so 2018 Jaguar XJ Series have been driven 7.6% less far than 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, 2018 Jaguar XJ Series and all 2018 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2018 Jaguar XJ Series 24,100 34,100 46,200 62,300 87,100 693
All 2018 cars 24,300 35,700 50,000 66,600 85,300 2,108,837
miles

Half of the 2018 Jaguar XJ Series tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 46,200 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2018 Jaguar XJ Series are left?

At the end of 2018, 719 2018 Jaguar XJ Series were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 711 were: 683 licensed and 28 declared off the road (SORN). That is 98.9% still on the record, against 96.1% for all cars first registered in 2018.

Share still on the record since 2018

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2018. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2018 Jaguar XJ Series on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2018, compared with all 2018 cars
Year end 2018 Jaguar XJ SeriesAll 2018 cars
2018 100.0%100.0%
2019 99.2%99.9%
2020 101.0%98.2%
2021 100.4%95.9%
2022 99.6%97.2%
2023 99.6%97.0%
2024 99.4%96.7%
2025 98.9%96.1%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2018

3 of the Jaguar XJ Series’s 24 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2018.

The 2018 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2018 may have been built in 2017, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Jaguar XJ Series recalls whose build dates include 2018
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
29 Jan 2019 The crankshaft pulley retaining bolt may fracture 12 Oct 2018 to 11 Dec 2018 29 (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 735 MOT tests of 2018 Jaguar XJ Series cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 711 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 2018; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2018.
  • 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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