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Jaguar Xjs He Auto — Reliability by Year

6,860 vehicles · MOT data 1981–1990 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Jaguar Xjs He Auto was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1989
100.0% pass rate · 531 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1990
40.0% pass rate · 241 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1990
40.0%
73,512 mi 241
1989
100.0%
77,024 mi 531
1988
92.9%
65,213 mi 736
1987
837
1986
50.0%
119,276 mi 293
1985
83.3%
95,255 mi 882
1984
65.3%
81,240 mi 984
1983
1,022
1982
984
1981
350

Which year Jaguar Xjs He Auto is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 65,213 miles (newest year) to 119,276 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Jaguar Xjs He Auto.

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