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DN51 GNS

2003 Jaguar Xj

Blue Petrol 3555cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires13 Jan 2027
Tests24 (21 pass, 3 fail)
Pass rate87.5%

Mileage

133,363 mi
Last recorded133,363 miles
Recorded on16 Dec 2025
Typical for 2003 Jaguar Xj80,834 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationDN51 GNS
MakeJaguar
ModelXj
Year2003
ColourBlue
Fuel typePetrol
Engine3,555cc

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MOT History

21 pass 3 fail
Pass 16 Dec 2025 133,363 miles

Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged Splits at bottom of valve stem ADVISE REPLACEMENT (5.2.3 (j))

Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged Splits on bottom of valve stem ADVISE REPLACEMENT (5.2.3 (j))

Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing All 4 on car cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 13 Jan 2025 131,543 miles

Front Inner Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Nearside Front Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))

Offside Rear Valve stem slightly damaged (5.2.3 (j))

Pass 9 Jan 2024 130,527 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing cracking (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing perish in tread (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

fuel tank straps corroded

Pass 13 Jan 2023 129,400 miles
Fail 9 Jan 2023 129,398 miles

Nearside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush bush in arm (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has an excessively worn bush bush in arm (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

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

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

Nearside Rear transverse arm outer bush rubbers split

Offside Rear Lower Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

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

Offside Rear transverse arm outer bush rubbers split

Pass 12 Jan 2022 127,977 miles

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

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

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

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

Offside Front Power steering component has slight seepage from a component rack head (2.1.5 (a))

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

Pass 8 Jan 2021 126,902 miles

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

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

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

Offside Front Power steering component has slight seepage from a component rack head (2.1.5 (a))

Offside Front mirror glass slightly discoloured

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

Fail 5 Jan 2021 126,900 miles

Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

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

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

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

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

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

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

Offside Front Power steering component has slight seepage from a component rack head (2.1.5 (a))

Offside Front mirror glass slightly discoloured

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

Pass 18 Dec 2019 125,964 miles

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

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

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

Offside Front mirror glass slight discoloured

Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush just in on play (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint has slight play just in on play advise change asap (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 9 Jan 2019 124,379 miles

Front Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened in a few places (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush just in on play advise change (5.3.2 (c))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement inner rear bush just in on play advise change (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement outer bush just in on play advise change (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrule (1.1.12 (f) (i))

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

Offside Front Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush just in on play advise change (5.3.2 (c))

Offside Front Power steering component has slight seepage from a component rack head (2.1.5 (a))

Offside Rear Lower Shock absorbers has a slightly worn bush just in on play advise change (5.3.2 (c))

advise brake fluid change

Pass 12 Jan 2018 121,958 miles

Front subframe corroding in places

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

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush just in on play (2.7.4)

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

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

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

Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush just in on play (2.7.4)

Offside Front Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component rack head (2.3.3b)

Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush just in on play (2.7.4)

Fail 11 Jan 2018 121,957 miles

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

Front subframe corroding in places

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

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush just in on play (2.7.4)

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

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

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

Offside Front Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush just in on play (2.7.4)

Offside Front Power steering component(s) has slight seepage from a component rack head (2.3.3b)

Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush just in on play (2.7.4)

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

Pass 11 Jan 2017 120,349 miles

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

Offside Rear Inner Suspension arm rubber bush deteriorated but not resulting in excessive movement (2.4.G.2)

full under body tray fitted not allowing full inspection

Pass 11 Jan 2016 119,455 miles

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

Offside Rear Inner Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

sill covers fitted

undertrays and engine covers fitted

Pass 10 Jan 2015 115,333 miles
Pass 11 Jan 2014 111,483 miles
Pass 12 Jan 2013 107,720 miles
Pass 7 Jan 2012 104,150 miles
Pass 8 Jan 2011 102,296 miles
Pass 4 Jan 2010 99,211 miles
Pass 3 Jan 2009 93,585 miles
Pass 14 Jan 2008 87,519 miles
Pass 20 Jul 2007 78,955 miles

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

Pass 5 Jul 2006 51,080 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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DN51 GNS is a 2003 Jaguar Xj in Blue with a 3,555cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 24 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 87.5%.

Across all 2003 Jaguar Xj models, the average MOT pass rate is 78.3% with a typical mileage of 80,834 miles. This particular vehicle has performed better than the average for its year.

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 DN51 GNS, 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 23 years old, this Jaguar Xj is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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DN51 GNS is a 2003 Jaguar Xj, first registered on 28 May 2003.

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