2020 Jaguar XF MOT pass rate: 88.7% (3,755 tests)

2020-registered Jaguar XFs passed 88.7% of 3,755 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 1.3 points worse than same-age cars (89.9%). This is one of the lower-scoring XF years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

88.7%Pass rate, 2020 cars

98.7Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

3,755Tests analysed

29,331 miMedian mileage at test

89.2% / 88.4%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2020 XF getting worse?

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

Test year	Pass rate
2023	88.4% -2.5 vs same-age
2024	88.6% -1.3 vs same-age
2025	89.0% +0.0 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 XF

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Tyres	259	40.7%
2	Brakes	168	26.4%
3	Visibility	114	17.9%
4	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	29	4.6%
5	Noise, emissions and leaks	25	3.9%
6	Suspension	15	2.4%

All XF years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2008	14,380	69.9%	+4.7 pts	110,365
2009	19,196	69.9%	+3.5 pts	109,835
2010	26,768	72.4%	+5.1 pts	102,269
2011	24,099	73.8%	+4.6 pts	100,064
2012	29,100	74.8%	+3.6 pts	96,042
2013	32,603	76.7%	+3.4 pts	89,934
2014	36,223	78.2%	+2.4 pts	83,473
2015	29,106	81.4%	+2.7 pts	75,006
2016	24,961	86.6%	+5.3 pts	67,560
2017	20,823	88.0%	+3.9 pts	56,999
2018	17,041	88.9%	+2.5 pts	46,234
2019	9,979	88.7%	+0.4 pts	37,439
2020 (this page)	3,755	88.7%	-1.3 pts	29,331

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

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FAQs

Is a 2020 Jaguar XF reliable?

2020-registered examples passed 88.7% of their MOT tests (3,755 tests, 2023–2025), -1.3 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 6 years old with a median 29,331 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2020 XF?

The median tested example shows 29,331 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.

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.