MOT History from tests of petrol JAGUAR XJ8s year 2003

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Pass percent:75.86%

(The average a petrol JAGUAR XJ8 year 2003 passes without issue)

Based on:16,057 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	666
Registration plate lamp issues	601
Headlamp aim out of alignment	537
Brake pipe excessively corroded	483
Registration plate issues	169
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	130
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	124
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	119
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	117
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	92
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	89
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	87
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	83
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	83
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	72
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	67
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	66
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	62
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	58
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	57
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	55
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	55
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	53
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	50
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	48
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	48
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	46
Rear brake binding	45
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	39
Windscreen has damage	39
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	38
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	37
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	35
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	33
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	32
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	32
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	28
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	27
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	27
Driver`s door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1b\|	25
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	25
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	23
Offside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	22
Windscreen washer not working	22
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	21
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	21
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	19
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	19
Nearside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	18
Nearside Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	18
Nearside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	18
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	18
Parking brake efficiency below requirements \|1.4.2 \|a\| \|i\|\|	18
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	18
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	18
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	18
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	18
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	17
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	17
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	17
Offside Headlamp not in good working order adversely affecting beam image \|1.2.4a\|	16
Bonnet cannot be secured in the closed position \|8.4.1\|	16
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	16
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage insecure \|2.4.G.1\|	15
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	15
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	15
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	15
Nearside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	15
Offside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	15
Front brake application uneven	14
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp does not illuminate \|3.4.1b\|	14
Nearside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	14
Offside Headlamp not working on main beam \|1.7.5a\|	14
Nearside Front Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	14
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Front wheel bearing has excessive play \|2.5.A.3c\|	13
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	13
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	13
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	13
Offside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	13
Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive \|7.3.D.3\|	13
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	13
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))	13
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	13
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	12
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	12
Offside Front Windscreen wiper blade deteriorated \|8.2.2\|	12
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	12
Offside Rear Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault \|7.1.6 \|a\|\|	12
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	12
Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush (5.3.2 (c))	12

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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MOT History from tests of petrol JAGUAR XJ8s year 2003

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