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JAG 1N

1986 Jaguar Xjs

Brown Petrol 5343cc
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MOT Status

Valid
Expires29 Aug 2026
Tests28 (19 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate67.9%

Mileage

49,175 mi
Last recorded49,175 miles
Recorded on21 Aug 2025
Typical for 1986 Jaguar Xjs80,045 mi

Below or average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationJAG 1N
MakeJaguar
ModelXjs
Year1986
ColourBrown
Fuel typePetrol
Engine5,343cc

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MOT History

19 pass 9 fail
Pass 21 Aug 2025 49,175 miles

Nearside Rear Inner quarter panel corroded NON prescribed

Offside Rear Inner quarter panel corroded NON prescribed area

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 30 Aug 2024 49,175 miles

Nearside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed

Offside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 31 Oct 2022 49,172 miles

Nearside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed

Offside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 14 Oct 2021 49,169 miles

Nearside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed area

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

Offside Rear Qurter panel corroded NON prescribed area

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 13 Oct 2020 49,155 miles

Nearside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed area

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

Offside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed area

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Pass 3 Oct 2019 49,139 miles

Nearside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed

Offside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed area

Fail 3 Oct 2019 40,139 miles

Nearside Headlamp aim too high and too far to the right. (4.1.2 (a))

Nearside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed

Offside Headlamp aim too high (4.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Quarter panel corroded NON prescribed area

Pass 14 Sep 2018 49,052 miles

Nearside Rear Quarter panel corroded (NON prescribed)

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

Offside Rear Quarter panel corroded (NON prescribed)

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

Fail 7 Sep 2018 49,050 miles

Horn not working (7.7 (a) (ii))

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) DANGEROUS

Nearside Front Direction indicator not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii))

Nearside Rear Quarter panel corroded (NON prescribed)

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

Offside Rear Outer Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii))

Offside Rear Quarter panel corroded (NON prescribed)

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

Pass 5 Oct 2017 48,862 miles

Coolant leak ()

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

Nearside rear inner quarter panel corroded NON prescribed area

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

Offside rear inner quarter panel corroded NON prescribed area

Oil leak ()

Pass 7 Oct 2016 48,467 miles

Nearside Rear Inner Quarter lower section corroded(NON prescribed area)

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

Offside Rear Inner Quarter panel lower section corroded(NON prescribed area)

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

Fail 7 Oct 2016 48,465 miles

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

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

Nearside Rear Inner Quarter lower section corroded(NON prescribed area)

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

Offside Rear Inner Quarter panel lower section corroded(NON prescribed area)

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

Pass 3 Sep 2015 48,187 miles

Gearbox rear mounting defective

Nearside Rear Inner Quarter section corroded (NON prescribed area

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

Offside Rear Inner Quarter section corroded (NON prescribed area

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

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

Fail 3 Sep 2015 48,187 miles

Gearbox rear mounting defective

Nearside Rear Inner Quarter section corroded (NON prescribed area

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

Offside Rear Inner Quarter section corroded (NON prescribed area

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

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

Offside Registration plate lamp not illuminating the registration plate (1.1.C.1e)

Pass 5 Sep 2014 47,705 miles

Gearbox mounting defective

Nearside rear lower inner quater section corroded (NON prescribed area)

Offside rear lower quarter section corroded (NON prescribed area)

Oil leak

Fail 21 Aug 2014 47,705 miles

Brake pedal creeps down while the pedal is held under pressure (3.3.B.1a)

Brake pedal has insufficient reserve movement (3.3.A.5)

Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b)

Gearbox mounting defective

Nearside rear lower inner quater section corroded (NON prescribed area)

Offside rear lower quarter section corroded (NON prescribed area)

Oil leak

Pass 30 Aug 2013 47,105 miles

Gearbox mounting defective

Oil leak

Power steering pump has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)

Spare tyre underinflated

Fail 30 Aug 2013 47,105 miles

Battery insecure (1.9.1)

Gearbox mounting defective

Oil leak

Power steering pump has slight seepage from a component (2.3.3b)

Spare tyre underinflated

Pass 9 Jun 2011 46,805 miles

Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid close to minimum level (3.6.G.1b)

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Oil leak

Rear gearbox mounting deteriorated

Fail 9 Jun 2011 46,801 miles

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Brake hydraulic reservoir fluid close to minimum level (3.6.G.1b)

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Oil leak

Rear gearbox mounting deteriorated

Pass 8 Jun 2010 45,217 miles

Oil leak

Rear gearbox support mounting deteriorated to excess

Fail 7 Jun 2010 45,217 miles

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Rear Brake performance not tested (3.7.A.1)

Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7)

Nearside Rear Trailing arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) DANGEROUS

Offside Rear Trailing arm corroded and seriously weakened (2.4.G.1) DANGEROUS

Oil leak

Rear gearbox support mounting deteriorated to excess

Pass 3 Jun 2009 43,903 miles

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (2.4.A.3)

Oil leak

Transmission rear mounting soft

Pass 10 Jun 2008 42,422 miles

Corrosion taking place to radiator support panel,both outer sills,both front & rear wings

Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)

Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)

Oil leak

Fail 6 Jun 2008 42,404 miles

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3)

Corrosion taking place to radiator support panel,both outer sills,both front & rear wings

Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)

Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c)

Offside Registration plate lamp not working (1.1.5c)

Offside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.2.6)

Oil leak

Pass 31 May 2007 40,212 miles

brake pedal creeping

Pass 2 Jun 2006 37,298 miles
Pass 3 Jun 2005 33,220 miles

Shock absorber has a slightly reduced damping effect (2.7.5)

How Reliable is the Jaguar Xjs?

Based on 127,020 MOT tests across 12,009 vehicles.

74.2%
Pass Rate
540
Miles/Year
44
Year Lifespan
12,009
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 5,735
Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded 4,722
brake binding 4,089
Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is excessively corroded 3,050
parking brake recording little or no effort 3,046
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JAG 1N is a 1986 Jaguar Xjs in Brown with a 5,343cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 28 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 67.9%.

Across all 1986 Jaguar Xjs models, the average MOT pass rate is 73.0% with a typical mileage of 80,045 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 Xjs fails its MOT is parking brake: efficiency below requirements, accounting for 5,735 recorded failures. If you're considering buying JAG 1N, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Jaguar Xjs typically stays on UK roads for around 44 years. At 40 years old, this Jaguar Xjs is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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JAG 1N is a 1986 Jaguar Xjs, first registered on 6 June 1986.

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