Used car guide

2008 Jaguar XJ: petrol or diesel?

Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.

Petrol 76% pass first time (all 2008 cars: 57%) Nothing stands out above the usual rate 678 MOTsSee the petrol guide › Diesel 73% pass first time (all 2008 cars: 57%) Stands out: ball joint dust cover 2.1×, flexible brake hoses 1.8×, transmission oil leaks 2.7× 1,990 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›

Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.

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Other years

Every year of the Jaguar XJ compared

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2026–Too new for MOT data
2020478Tyres 25%
20191,237Tyres 27%
20181,966Tyres 28%
20172,602Tyres 29%
20163,092Tyres 28%
20152,779Tyres 30%
20142,981Tyres 30%
20133,370Tyres 30%
20123,010Tyres 33%
20114,503Suspension 33%
20104,033Suspension 36%
20091,678Suspension 35%
20073,582Suspension 39%
20063,833Suspension 40%
20053,278Suspension 40%
20044,685Suspension 43%
20034,843Suspension 42%
20021,530Suspension 37%
20011,671Suspension 36%
20001,433Suspension 38%
19991,176Suspension 43%
19981,988Suspension 40%
19971,978Suspension 41%
19961,886Suspension 39%
19951,330Suspension 36%
1994637Suspension 25%
1993384Suspension 28%
1992284Suspension 34%
1991217Suspension 31%
1990258Suspension 24%
1989–Too few tests
1988–Too few tests
1987–Too few tests
1986–Too few tests
1985–Too few tests
1984–Too few tests
1983–Too few tests
1982–Too few tests
1981–Too few tests
1980–Too few tests
1979–Too few tests
1978–Too few tests
1977–Too few tests
1976–Too few tests
1975–Too few tests
1974–Too few tests
1973–Too few tests
1972–Too few tests
1971–Too few tests
1970–Too few tests
1969–Too few tests