MOT comparison

Jaguar XE 1st Gen vs BMW 3 Series F30/F31/F34

How the Jaguar XE 1st Gen (2015–2026) and the BMW 3 Series F30/F31/F34 (6th Gen) (2012–2019) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Jaguar XE 1st Gen

307,566

MOT tests compared · built 2015–2026

Passes more often in 0 of 13 mileage bands

BMW 3 Series F30/F31/F34 (6th Gen)

1,771,960

MOT tests compared · built 2012–2019

Passes more often in 12 of 13 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

Share of MOTs passed first time, at the mileage recorded at the test.

Jaguar XE 1st Gen BMW 3 Series F30/F31/F34

Under 10,000 miles 93.1% vs 95.6%

5,578 and 11,607 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 88.7% vs 93.0%

27,219 and 72,771 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 85.5% vs 89.8%

44,146 and 157,218 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 83.4% vs 88.1%

46,526 and 200,716 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 82.4% vs 86.4%

41,932 and 210,479 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 80.9% vs 84.6%

35,800 and 201,933 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 79.5% vs 83.1%

29,321 and 185,803 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 77.9% vs 81.5%

23,171 and 163,807 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 77.0% vs 80.1%

17,671 and 138,970 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 76.3% vs 78.7%

12,820 and 114,216 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 74.6% vs 76.5%

17,073 and 186,697 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 74.4% vs 74.5%

5,105 and 90,072 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 70.8% vs 71.9%

1,204 and 37,671 MOTs

Parts that fail more often

Only differences that hold across at least half of the mileage bands we could compare, and that are far too large to be chance, are listed. How we decide

Jaguar XE 1st Gen fails more often on

Windscreen wiper

Fails about 5 times as often as the BMW 3 Series F30/F31/F34: 2.4% of MOTs against 0.46%.

In 13 of 13 mileage bands · Driver's View
Rear brake pad

Fails about twice as often as the BMW 3 Series F30/F31/F34: 2.0% of MOTs against 1.0%.

In 11 of 13 mileage bands · Braking System
Engine management light

Fails about 4 times as often as the BMW 3 Series F30/F31/F34: 2.3% of MOTs against 0.60%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights

BMW 3 Series F30/F31/F34 fails more often on

Front position lamp

Fails about 12 times as often as the Jaguar XE 1st Gen: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.21%.

In 10 of 13 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Windscreen washer

Fails about twice as often as the Jaguar XE 1st Gen: 1.1% of MOTs against 0.59%.

In 8 of 13 mileage bands · Driver's View

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These are differences in real MOT results, not engineering verdicts. Owner mix differs between models (some are more often taxis, first cars or rural cars), which is why every figure compares cars at the same mileage. How we compare cars.

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