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DG57 BLV

2007 Jaguar Xj

Blue Diesel 2722cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires23 Feb 2027
Tests23 (16 pass, 7 fail)
Pass rate69.6%

Mileage

175,476 mi
Last recorded175,476 miles
Recorded on2 Feb 2026
Typical for 2007 Jaguar Xj74,243 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationDG57 BLV
MakeJaguar
ModelXj
Year2007
ColourBlue
Fuel typeDiesel
Engine2,722cc

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MOT History

16 pass 7 fail
Pass 2 Feb 2026 175,476 miles

Nearside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective slight condensation (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Nearside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Offside Rear Sub-frame pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 10 Feb 2025 175,211 miles

Central Rear boot finisher loose but not likely to fall off

Nearside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rigid brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play wish bone outer lower joint /bush and inner rear joint/bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated tracking rod joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear subframe front mounting deteriorated

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rigid brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front main beam flickering when engine running

Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Rear subframe front mounting deteriorated

Fail 10 Feb 2025 175,211 miles

Front Dipswitch does not operate immediately when selected on dipped beam dip switch does not operate correctly leaving main beam switch on (sticking switch ) (4.1.3 (b))

Central Rear boot finisher loose but not likely to fall off

Nearside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rigid brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint has slight play wish bone outer lower joint /bush and inner rear joint/bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated tracking rod joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear subframe front mounting deteriorated

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rigid brake pipe corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front main beam flickering when engine running

Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Rear subframe front mounting deteriorated

Pass 21 Feb 2024 174,252 miles

Central Rear Lower section of rear bumper not secured

Nearside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rigid pipe leading to front flexi corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush worn close to being excessive (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone outer lower bush worn close to excessive (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated tracking rod joint (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint has slight play wishbone (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rigid pipe leading to front flexi corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated tracking rod joint (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))

Fail 14 Feb 2024 174,176 miles

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low dip beam (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Front Outer Headlamp lens seriously defective dip beam (4.1.1 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Direction indicator incorrect colour (4.4.3 (a))

Central Rear Lower section of rear bumper not secured

Nearside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rigid pipe leading to front flexi corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush worn close to being excessive (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement wishbone outer lower bush worn close to excessive (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated tracking rod joint (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint has slight play wishbone (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Front Outer Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material rigid pipe leading to front flexi corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Rear Outer Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated tracking rod joint (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre obviously under inflated (5.2.3 (l))

Pass 24 Feb 2023 173,547 miles
Fail 20 Feb 2023 173,547 miles

Driver's door cannot be opened from inside the vehicle (6.2.3 (a))

Windscreen washer not working (3.5 (a))

Pass 4 Jan 2022 172,621 miles
Pass 4 Jan 2021 171,199 miles
Pass 31 Jan 2020 169,677 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Outer cv boot slight misty on outer edge of boot

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 16 Jan 2019 163,399 miles
Fail 16 Jan 2019 163,399 miles

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Pass 3 Jan 2018 155,458 miles

BOTH HANDBRAKE CABLES OUTER CASING CHAFED

FRONT WIPERS SPLIT

NSF LOWER ARM FRONT BUSH SPLIT

NSF/OSF BRAKEPIPES CORRODED

NSR/OSR UPPER WISHBONE INNER BALLJOINT HAS SLIGHT PLAY

OSF LOWER ARM FRONT BUSH WORN

OSR BUMPER DAMAGED

Pass 20 Jan 2017 148,833 miles
Pass 13 Jan 2016 135,594 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Fail 13 Jan 2016 135,594 miles

Nearside Front Headlamp aim too low and too far to the right. (1.8)

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Pass 22 Jan 2015 125,611 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Lower Suspension arm has slight play in a pin/bush (2.4.G.2)

Pass 18 Jan 2014 117,349 miles

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Nearside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

emissions too clean to register

Fail 16 Jan 2014 117,349 miles

Nearside Front Upper Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2)

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Nearside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

Nearside Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d)

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

emissions too clean to register

Pass 17 Jan 2013 104,576 miles
Pass 4 Oct 2011 85,988 miles
Fail 29 Sep 2011 85,713 miles

Offside Front position lamp(s) not working (1.1.A.3b)

Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.C.1d)

Windscreen has damage to an area in excess of a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a)

Offside Rear Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (3.5.1g) DANGEROUS

Pass 27 Aug 2010 58,406 miles

How Reliable is the Jaguar Xj?

Based on 909,077 MOT tests across 81,250 vehicles.

76.7%
Pass Rate
3,561
Miles/Year
38
Year Lifespan
81,250
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 34,485
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 14,052
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 12,020
Brake pipe excessively corroded 11,165
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded 10,319
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DG57 BLV is a 2007 Jaguar Xj in Blue with a 2,722cc diesel engine. This vehicle has been through 23 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 69.6%.

Across all 2007 Jaguar Xj models, the average MOT pass rate is 79.1% with a typical mileage of 74,243 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Jaguar Xj fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 34,485 recorded failures. If you're considering buying DG57 BLV, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Jaguar Xj typically stays on UK roads for around 38 years. At 19 years old, this Jaguar Xj is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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DG57 BLV is a 2007 Jaguar Xj, first registered on 25 September 2007.

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