MOT History from tests of petrol JAGUAR XJ-Ss year 1996

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Pass percent:67.24%

(The average a petrol JAGUAR XJ-S year 1996 passes without issue)

Based on:58 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Registration plate issues	4
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Windscreen has damage	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Lower Steering column universal joint deformed and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt top \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt top \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	1
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1

We get to these numbers by trawling through over 1 billion MOT test results since 2004 and crunched the numbers. We remove anything to do with Tyres, as they are model independent and group together common non-model specific issues. We are trying to get to a picture of what models have what issues.

Please note: We take the data from the DVSA. This data is raw and can contain typos and spelling mistakes that garages may have entered while recording a MOT result. Specifically miss-match on names of models and makes. We are constantly cleaning the data so bear with the odd issue.

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Most common failures	No# failures
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	6
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	6
Headlamp aim out of alignment	5
Registration plate issues	4
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content at idle excessive \|7.3.D.4\|	2
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	2
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	2
Windscreen has damage	2
Nearside Front Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	2
Offside Front Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	1
Nearside Front Headlamp excessively damaged so that the light output is severely reduced \|1.7.5a\|	1
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	1
Lower Steering column universal joint deformed and unserviceable \|2.2.C.1d\|	1
Nearside Rear wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.6.2\|	1
Nearside Rear Direction indicator not working \|1.4.A.2c\|	1
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	1
Offside Obligatory mirror insecure \|8.1.1\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded \|2.4.A.3\|	1
Nearside Front Lower Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded \|5.2.6\|	1
Registration plate lamp issues	1
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	1
Offside Front Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt top \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Front Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt top \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	1
Nearside Front coil spring fractured \|2.4.C.1a\|	1
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	1
Brake pipe excessively corroded	1
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	1
Parking brake lever defective so that it cannot be satisfactorily operated \|3.1.3c\|	1
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1
Offside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	1

MOT History from tests of petrol JAGUAR XJ-Ss year 1996

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