2016 Jaguar XF 2.0L Diesel · RY65 ABU

The Jaguar XF presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent MOT pass on 1 July 2025 at 92,172 miles with no defects recorded. The prior pass on 10 June 2024 at 92,103 miles also showed a clean sheet. Two earlier failures on 6 June 2024 and 2 February 2023 at 91,947 miles were logged with no defects recorded, indicating administrative or presentation issues at the test centre rather than mechanical faults. The vehicle has cleared every test it subsequently attended. Mileage accumulation is unusually low for a 2016 car. The record shows just 225 miles added between the February 2023 test at 91,947 miles and the June 2024 failure at 92,102 miles, then only 69 miles to the July 2025 pass at 92,172 miles. Annual use has fallen to well under 1,000 miles in the last two years against a lifetime average near 9,200. Such low recent running suggests extended standing periods, which commonly accelerate rubber perishing, brake caliper seizure, and flat-spotting of tyres even where the MOT shows clean. A buyer should physically verify the brake calipers and flexible hoses for stiffness after the long idle, since binding fronts or rears will not always surface in a no-defect test. Inspect all four tyres for sidewall cracking and uneven wear from storage, and confirm the suspension bushes and coil springs show no age-related splits. Check underneath for corrosion on structural members and exhaust hangers given the damp-prone lay-up. The sparse, defect-free history offers no recurring mechanical trend to track. The only pattern is the two zero-defect failures, which point to test booking errors rather than owner neglect. On the available evidence the XF has been lightly used and consistently cleared, but the low mileage demands a hands-on inspection of consumables and standing-related degradation before purchase.