MOT History from tests of petrol JAGUAR XJ8s year 2004

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Pass percent:76.74%

(The average a petrol JAGUAR XJ8 year 2004 passes without issue)

Based on:11,891 MOT Tests

Most common failures	No# failures
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively	494
Registration plate lamp issues	471
Brake pipe excessively corroded	362
Headlamp aim out of alignment	359
Registration plate issues	140
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	100
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	71
Rear parking brake recording little or no effort	68
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault	66
Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	62
Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	58
Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	51
Brakes imbalanced across an axle	51
Offside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	49
Nearside Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	46
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	44
Brake hose excessively deteriorated	43
Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	41
Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	39
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	39
Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	38
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	36
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	35
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction \|8.2.1.2 \|h\|\|	33
Offside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	31
Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	31
Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	26
Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault \|5.4.2\|	24
Nearside Rear Suspension arm has excessive play in a pin/bush \|2.4.G.2\|	24
Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam \|1.7.5a\|	24
Horn not working \|1.6.2a\|	23
Nearside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	23
Windscreen has damage	20
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	20
Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	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\|	19
Offside Front Front position lamp\|s\| not working \|1.1.A.3b\|	19
Windscreen washer not working	18
Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	17
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\|	17
Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect \|1.8.A.1b\|	17
Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits \|7.3.D.3\|	16
Nearside Front Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	16
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\|	16
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\|	16
Rear brake binding	15
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	15
Nearside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	14
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	14
Nearside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	14
Electronic parking brake warning indicates a malfunction \|3.1.7\|	14
Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement	14
Offside Rear fog lamp not working \|1.3.2b\|	13
Offside Front Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	13
Offside Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	13
Offside Front front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	13
Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened	13
Offside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	13
Nearside front brake binding \|3.7.B.1\|	13
Nearside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	13
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Headlamp cleaning device inoperative \|1.7.2\|	12
Offside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	12
Offside Rear Direction indicators incorrect colour \|1.4.A.2f\|	12
Service brake: efficiency below requirements \|3.7.B.7\|	12
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage has excessive play in a ball joint \|2.4.G.2\|	12
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	12
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	12
Offside Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	11
Offside Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	11
Rear brake disc excessively pitted \|3.5.1h\|	11
Nearside Rear Wheel nut\|s\| missing \|4.2.A.1e\|	11
Nearside Front Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush \|2.7.4\|	11
Nearside Rear Outer Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|2.4.G.2\|	11
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	11
Offside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	10
Electronic stability system warning lamp indicates a fault \|3.4.1c\|	10
Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn shock absorber pivot \|2.7.4\|	9
Nearside Rear passenger door cannot be opened from outside the vehicle \|6.2.B.1c\|	9
Windscreen has a sticker or other obstruction encroaching into the swept area by more than 40mm outside zone `A` \|8.3.1e\|	9
Offside Headlamp aim aimed so that it dazzles other road users \|1.8.A.1a\|	9
Windscreen wiper blade insecure	9
Nearside Front Position lamp not working \|4.2.1 \|a\|\|	9
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn \|5.3.4 \|a\| \|i\|\|	9
Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement \|2.4.G.2\|	9
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt \|5.3.4 \|b\| \|ii\|\|	9

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 2004

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