MOT comparison

Jaguar XF X250 vs Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212

How the Jaguar XF X250 (1st Gen) (2007–2015) and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 (4th Gen) (2009–2016) do at their MOTs, compared at the same mileage so a high-mileage car is never measured against a low-mileage one.

Jaguar XF X250 (1st Gen)

962,643

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2015

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 (4th Gen)

1,417,636

MOT tests compared · built 2009–2016

Passes more often in 15 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Jaguar XF X250 Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212

Under 10,000 miles 91.7% vs 94.0%

5,345 and 9,901 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 87.4% vs 90.6%

33,054 and 53,311 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 84.6% vs 87.8%

70,304 and 111,952 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 82.9% vs 86.0%

91,164 and 142,142 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 80.5% vs 84.2%

98,726 and 148,374 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 78.8% vs 82.0%

99,745 and 144,165 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 76.9% vs 80.3%

96,248 and 135,332 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 74.4% vs 78.5%

89,231 and 123,220 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 72.4% vs 76.9%

80,907 and 108,509 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 70.5% vs 75.5%

70,207 and 91,949 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 67.8% vs 74.0%

124,139 and 162,546 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 65.4% vs 73.2%

63,634 and 91,736 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 63.3% vs 73.4%

26,245 and 48,340 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 62.8% vs 73.1%

9,357 and 24,763 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 62.6% vs 75.1%

4,337 and 21,396 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 XF X250 fails more often on

Headlamp

Fails about twice as often as the Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212: 3.5% of MOTs against 1.6%.

In 15 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Front position lamp

Fails about 9 times as often as the Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212: 2.7% of MOTs against 0.28%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands · Lights & Signals
Windscreen wiper

Fails about 3 times as often as the Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.58%.

In 14 of 15 mileage bands · Driver's View

Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 fails more often on

Engine management light

Fails about 3 times as often as the Jaguar XF X250: 1.9% of MOTs against 0.83%.

In 12 of 15 mileage bands · Dashboard Warning Lights
Parking brake

Fails about 3 times as often as the Jaguar XF X250: 2.1% of MOTs against 0.69%.

In 11 of 15 mileage bands · Braking System

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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.

MOT records: DVSA MOT history, which contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See this the other way round.