MOT comparison

Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 vs Jaguar XF X250

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

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

Jaguar XF X250 (1st Gen)

962,643

MOT tests compared · built 2007–2015

Passes more often in 0 of 15 mileage bands

MOT pass rate by mileage

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

Mercedes-Benz E-Class W212 Jaguar XF X250

Under 10,000 miles 94.0% vs 91.7%

9,901 and 5,345 MOTs

10,000–20,000 miles 90.6% vs 87.4%

53,311 and 33,054 MOTs

20,000–30,000 miles 87.8% vs 84.6%

111,952 and 70,304 MOTs

30,000–40,000 miles 86.0% vs 82.9%

142,142 and 91,164 MOTs

40,000–50,000 miles 84.2% vs 80.5%

148,374 and 98,726 MOTs

50,000–60,000 miles 82.0% vs 78.8%

144,165 and 99,745 MOTs

60,000–70,000 miles 80.3% vs 76.9%

135,332 and 96,248 MOTs

70,000–80,000 miles 78.5% vs 74.4%

123,220 and 89,231 MOTs

80,000–90,000 miles 76.9% vs 72.4%

108,509 and 80,907 MOTs

90,000–100,000 miles 75.5% vs 70.5%

91,949 and 70,207 MOTs

100,000–125,000 miles 74.0% vs 67.8%

162,546 and 124,139 MOTs

125,000–150,000 miles 73.2% vs 65.4%

91,736 and 63,634 MOTs

150,000–175,000 miles 73.4% vs 63.3%

48,340 and 26,245 MOTs

175,000–200,000 miles 73.1% vs 62.8%

24,763 and 9,357 MOTs

200,000–250,000 miles 75.1% vs 62.6%

21,396 and 4,337 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

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
Front ball joint

Fails over 20 times as often as the Jaguar XF X250: 1.7% of MOTs against 0.07%.

In 9 of 15 mileage bands · Suspension & Joints

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 8 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

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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.