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EU04 YYC

2004 Jaguar Xj

Blue Petrol 4196cc

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MOT Status

Valid

Expires9 Nov 2026

Tests33 (20 pass, 13 fail)

Pass rate60.6%

Mileage

121,573 mi

Last recorded121,573 miles

Recorded on23 Oct 2025

Typical for 2004 Jaguar Xj77,784 mi

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationEU04 YYC

MakeJaguar

ModelXj

Year2004

ColourBlue

Fuel typePetrol

Engine4,196cc

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MOT History

20 pass 13 fail

Pass 23 Oct 2025 121,573 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material n/s to o/s (1.1.11 (c))

Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement n/s and o/s banana arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively n/s and o/s (1.2.1 (e))

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

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Suspension component ball joint has slight play n/s and o/s track rod (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated n/s and o/s (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Fail 23 Oct 2025 121,573 miles

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

Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt n/s and o/s (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material n/s to o/s (1.1.11 (c))

Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement n/s and o/s banana arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front Service brake fluctuating, but not excessively n/s and o/s (1.2.1 (e))

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

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Suspension component ball joint has slight play n/s and o/s track rod (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated n/s and o/s (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Pass 5 Nov 2024 120,580 miles

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

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

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

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

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

Fail 5 Nov 2024 120,579 miles

Nearside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

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

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

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

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

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

Pass 8 Nov 2023 119,075 miles

Nearside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Outer Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

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

Pass 3 Nov 2022 117,998 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material o/s to n/s (1.1.11 (c))

Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement n/s and o/s banana arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint has slight play (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated n/s and o/s (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn n/s and o/s track rod (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 10 Nov 2021 116,412 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Lower Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement n/s and o/s banana arm (5.3.4 (a) (i))

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

Nearside Rear Direction indicator slightly discoloured (4.4.3 (a))

Offside Registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.7.1 (b) (i))

Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated n/s and o/s (5.3.4 (b) (i))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn n/s and o/s track rod (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Pass 25 Aug 2020 114,993 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn n/s and o/s track rod (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing n/s and o/s (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear tyres worn on edges

Fail 24 Aug 2020 114,993 miles

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Rear Suspension component pin or bush slightly worn n/s and o/s track rod (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing n/s and o/s (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear tyres worn on edges

Pass 21 Aug 2019 112,589 miles

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing n/s and o/s (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Front brake discs slightly corroded

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

Offside headlamp slightly frosted

Rear brake discs slightly corroded

Fail 20 Aug 2019 112,569 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn inner (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (5.2.3 (e)) DANGEROUS

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing n/s and o/s (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Front brake discs slightly corroded

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

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside headlamp slightly frosted

Rear brake discs slightly corroded

Pass 17 Aug 2018 108,528 miles

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

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

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Headlamp slightly frosted

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Fail 16 Aug 2018 108,524 miles

Rear Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt n/s and o/s track rod (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Front Service brake binding but not excessively n/s and o/s (1.2.1 (f))

N/s and o/s rear flexible brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules

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

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Headlamp slightly frosted

Rear Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened n/s and o/s (1.1.14 (a) (ii))

Pass 24 Aug 2017 104,653 miles

Front brake discs slightly worn and corroded

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

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

Offside headlamp slightly frosted

Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules n/s and o/s (3.6.B.4e)

Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt n/s and o/s (2.4.G.2)

Rear brake discs slightly worn and corroded

Fail 24 Aug 2017 104,653 miles

Front brake discs slightly worn and corroded

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

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

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

Offside headlamp slightly frosted

Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules n/s and o/s (3.6.B.4e)

Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt n/s and o/s (2.4.G.2)

Rear brake discs slightly worn and corroded

Pass 22 Aug 2016 100,119 miles

Front brake discs slightly corroded

Nail in n/s/f tyre

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

O/s/f tyre worn on inner edge and deteriorating

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

Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt n/s and o/s (2.4.G.2)

Rear brake discs slightly corroded

Fail 22 Aug 2016 100,118 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)

Coolant leak from expansion tank

Front brake discs slightly corroded

Nail in n/s/f tyre

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

O/s/f tyre worn on inner edge and deteriorating

O/s/f wheel has slightly restricted free movement

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

Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt n/s and o/s (2.4.G.2)

Rear brake discs slightly corroded

Pass 20 Aug 2015 95,620 miles

Front n/s and o/s wiper blade split

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules n/s and o/s (3.6.B.4e)

Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt n/s and o/s (2.4.G.2)

Fail 20 Aug 2015 95,620 miles

Rear Mechanical brake component has restricted free movement n/s and o/s (3.5.1k)

Front n/s and o/s wiper blade split

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules n/s and o/s (3.6.B.4e)

Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt n/s and o/s (2.4.G.2)

Pass 21 Aug 2014 90,930 miles

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

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

Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

front brake discs slightly corroded

front wheels have slightly restricted free movement

rear brake discs slightly corroded

Fail 19 Aug 2014 90,906 miles

Nearside Front Tyre has ply or cords exposed (4.1.D.1b)

Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)

Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

front brake discs slightly corroded

All tyres deteriorating

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

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

Offside Rear Tie bar/rod ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

front wheels have slightly restricted free movement

rear brake discs slightly corroded

Fail 15 Aug 2013 85,902 miles

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

Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 15 Aug 2013 85,902 miles

Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 28 Aug 2012 80,099 miles

Fail 24 Aug 2012 80,096 miles

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

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

Rear Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)

wipers split

Pass 31 Aug 2011 74,824 miles

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

Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Fail 31 Aug 2011 74,822 miles

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

Nearside Rear Lower 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)

Rear Shock absorber has a slightly worn bush (2.7.4)

Pass 26 Aug 2010 68,290 miles

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

o/s/r suspension unit lower bush slight play

Fail 26 Aug 2010 68,288 miles

Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a)

Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1)

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

Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)

o/s/r suspension unit lower bush slight play

Pass 1 Sep 2009 62,343 miles

Pass 3 Nov 2008 53,291 miles

Rear brake disc slightly scored (3.5.1h)

Pass 2 Nov 2007 43,875 miles

Pass 28 Mar 2007 39,906 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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EU04 YYC is a 2004 Jaguar Xj in Blue with a 4,196cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 33 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 60.6%.

Across all 2004 Jaguar Xj models, the average MOT pass rate is 78.5% with a typical mileage of 77,784 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 EU04 YYC, 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 22 years old, this Jaguar Xj is well into its expected lifespan but still has years ahead.

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EU04 YYC is a 2004 Jaguar Xj, first registered on 1 April 2004.

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