How reliable is the Jaguar Eagle compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Jaguar Eagle, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 85.2% across 843 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

What is the most common MOT failure on a Jaguar Eagle?

The item recorded most often is "A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn", which appears in 15.2% of failed Jaguar Eagle tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.

What do testers most often warn about on a Jaguar Eagle?

The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 34.6% of all Jaguar Eagle tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Jaguar Eagle usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 51,909 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Which Jaguar Eagle years are the most reliable?

Going by MOT pass rate, Jaguar Eagle cars first registered 2017–2019 do best at 90.4%, and those registered 2011–2013 do worst at 82.8%. But that ordering is mostly age, not build year: almost every model passes less often as it wears, so the newest cars top this list whatever they are. A specific year looking strong here means little on its own; the failure items above, and the individual car's own MOT history, tell you far more.

Does a Jaguar Eagle get harder to pass as it ages?

Yes. At 6 to 8 years old, 90.4% of Jaguar Eagle tests pass. By 12 to 14 years, that falls to 82.8%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.

Are most Jaguar Eagle models petrol or diesel?

Of the Jaguar Eagle cars tested, 76% are diesel, 24% are petrol. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

Model reliability file

Jaguar Eagle MOT pass rate & common failures

From 843 recorded MOT tests of the Jaguar Eagle, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

Across 843 MOT tests, 85.2% of Jaguar Eagle tests ended in a pass. This figure is not adjusted for age or mileage, so it is not a reliability ranking: the Jaguar Eagle fleet does not yet cover a wide enough spread of ages and distances to compare it fairly against other models. Its most commonly recorded failure is suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, which appears in 15.2% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 51,909 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

85.2%unadjusted, not comparable843 tests

We are not publishing a ranking for the Eagle. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 843 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Jaguar Eagle tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn15.2%
16 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained
2.A tyre cords visible or damaged12.4%
13 occurrencesTyre ply or cord exposed, or the casing separating explained
3.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements11.4%
12 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
4.A tyre seriously damaged10.5%
11 occurrencesTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
5.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened10.5%
11 occurrencesRoad spring broken or fractured explained
6.A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps10.5%
11 occurrencesLamp not working explained
7.Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn7.6%
8 occurrencesBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
8.Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen5.7%
6 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained
9.ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction5.7%
6 occurrences
10.A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc5.7%
6 occurrencesSuspension joint dust cover missing or split explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Jaguar Eagle tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements34.6%
292 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
2.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn8.1%
68 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
3.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm6.4%
54 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
4.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured4.3%
36 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
5.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements3.9%
33 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
6.Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn3.4%
29 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
7.A tyre seriously damaged2.1%
18 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
8.Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded2.1%
18 testsBrake pipe corroded explained

The rest of the record

Everything else recorded on the Jaguar Eagle

The 20 other defects testers recorded on this model, beyond the most common listed above. Each links to what it means and what it takes to put right.

How wear changes the picture

Eagle pass rate by age and registration year

How often the Jaguar Eagle passes at each age, with the years those cars were first registered. Tests are from 2025, so a car aged 6 to 8 was first used in 2017–2019.

6–8 yrsreg. 2017–201990%

9–11 yrsreg. 2014–201689%

12–14 yrsreg. 2011–201383%

Read this as an age curve rather than a verdict on particular model years. Nearly every car passes less often as it gets older, so a newer Eagle outscoring an older one says more about wear than about how that year’s cars were built. Bands holding too few tests to be meaningful are omitted rather than shown as a rate.

What gets tested

The Eagle fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 51,909
Fuel mix of tested cars: Diesel75.7%
Petrol24.3%

Check a specific Jaguar Eagle

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Jaguar models

Jaguar XF — 77.9% adjusted
Jaguar F-Pace — 84.6% adjusted
Jaguar XE — 82.0% adjusted
Jaguar E-Pace — 87.3% unadjusted
Jaguar I-Pace — 91.5% unadjusted
Jaguar XJ — 79.9% adjusted
All Jaguar models

Common questions

How reliable is the Jaguar Eagle compared with other cars?: We do not publish a comparison for the Jaguar Eagle, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 85.2% across 843 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Jaguar Eagle?: The item recorded most often is "A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn", which appears in 15.2% of failed Jaguar Eagle tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Jaguar Eagle?: The most common advisory is "Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements", noted on 34.6% of all Jaguar Eagle tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Jaguar Eagle usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 51,909 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.
Which Jaguar Eagle years are the most reliable?: Going by MOT pass rate, Jaguar Eagle cars first registered 2017–2019 do best at 90.4%, and those registered 2011–2013 do worst at 82.8%. But that ordering is mostly age, not build year: almost every model passes less often as it wears, so the newest cars top this list whatever they are. A specific year looking strong here means little on its own; the failure items above, and the individual car's own MOT history, tell you far more.
Does a Jaguar Eagle get harder to pass as it ages?: Yes. At 6 to 8 years old, 90.4% of Jaguar Eagle tests pass. By 12 to 14 years, that falls to 82.8%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.
Are most Jaguar Eagle models petrol or diesel?: Of the Jaguar Eagle cars tested, 76% are diesel, 24% are petrol. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.