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JAGUAR XJ1998 · 4.0L PETROL

R20 DAL

Vehicle Insight Summary

Free vehicle summary for R20 DAL: 1998 JAGUAR XJ (BEIGE, PETROL). Mileage: 112,484. MOT: not recorded. Tax: untaxed.

MOT

Expired

Expires 22/07/2022

Tax

SORN

Statutory Off Road Notification

Mileage: 112,484
Fuel: PETROL
Year: 1998
Engine: 3996cc

Expert AI · Mechanic's Insight

This vehicle has not had an MOT in the past 5 years and may no longer be on the road. Automatic AI analysis has been skipped.

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/ 100 · Below Average

Public record health check: Below Average.

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✗ MOT Expired or Failed

! Tax Status Unknown

! Average MOT pass rate (60%)

! Older vehicle

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Full MOT History

AI Analysis · MOT Narrative

Our records for this Jaguar Xj (R20 DAL) from 1998 show a total of 5 MOT tests between June 2019 and June 2021.

The vehicle has achieved an overall 60% pass rate, with 3 passes and 2 failures recorded. The pass rate is roughly in line with national averages for vehicles of this age.

The most commonly flagged areas across all MOT tests are: Brakes (20 issues), Suspension (4 issues), Bodywork (4 issues), Tyres (3 issues), Exhaust & Emissions (1 issue). These areas are worth paying attention to when inspecting this vehicle.

There are 22 advisory notices in the MOT history. Advisories are not failures but indicate areas that may need attention in the future.

A total of 12 failure items have been recorded across all tests. Recent failure items include: “Offside Front Wheel bearing rough when rotated (5.1.3 (b) (i))”; “Offside Front Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases catalytic converter leaking (6.1.2 (a))”; “Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural streng”.

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ADVISORY