2020 Jaguar XE MOT pass rate: 87.3% (4,145 tests)

2020-registered Jaguar XEs passed 87.3% of 4,145 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 2.6 points worse than same-age cars (89.9%). This is one of the lower-scoring XE years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

87.3%Pass rate, 2020 cars

97.4Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

4,145Tests analysed

27,613 miMedian mileage at test

90.4% / 84.8%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2020 XE getting worse?

Pass rate of 2020-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	87.8% -3.0 vs same-age
2024	87.3% -2.7 vs same-age
2025	86.7% -2.2 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2020 XE

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	377	45.1%
2	Brakes	163	19.5%
3	Visibility	123	14.7%
4	Suspension	99	11.9%
5	Road Wheels	18	2.2%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	18	2.2%

All XE years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2015	24,885	83.0%	+4.2 pts	68,704
2016	35,720	83.9%	+2.5 pts	65,614
2017	30,993	85.9%	+1.9 pts	55,648
2018	16,714	86.0%	-0.3 pts	46,017
2019	13,647	86.0%	-2.4 pts	36,512
2020 (this page)	4,145	87.3%	-2.6 pts	27,613

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Jaguar XE years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2020 Jaguar XE reliable?

2020-registered examples passed 87.3% of their MOT tests (4,145 tests, 2023–2025), -2.6 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 6 years old with a median 27,613 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2020 XE?

The median tested example shows 27,613 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Should I buy the petrol or diesel 2020 XE?

In this cohort petrols pass 90.4% of tests against 84.8% for diesels. Mileage and use can explain part of that gap, so treat it as a reason to inspect DPF and emissions history, not a fuel-type verdict.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.