Reliability report
Jaguar S-Type reliability and common faults
Based on 9,988 roadworthiness tests, led by the UK MOT. Each country is compared only with its own average for cars of the same age.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom · MOT
31.6%
fail rate · average 32.9%
better than average
9,121 MOT tests (DVSA)
🇱🇹 Lithuania · inspection
50.1%
first-time pass · average 44.0%
much better than average
867 inspections
Testing regimes differ from country to country – don’t compare the figures between countries; compare each one only with its own average. MOT data: contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Weak spots
What goes wrong on the Jaguar S-Type
How often each area fails compared with the average car of the same age (vertical line = average, 100%). Red – more often than average.
Steering
Wheels
Seat belts and airbags
Suspension
Brakes
Tyres
Exhaust and emissions
Visibility
Plates and identification
Lights and electrics
Driving controls
Body and structure
Results by vehicle age
| Age | 🇬🇧 MOT fail rate | 🇳🇱 APK defects |
|---|---|---|
| 16–20 years | 30.8% avg 34.6% | — |
| 21+ years | 32.4% avg 31.4% | — |
🇱🇹 First-time pass rate in Lithuania – by year of manufacture
| Year | S-Type | Average for year | Inspections |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 48.7% | 50.6% | 78 |
| 2006 | 50.7% | 48.7% | 69 |
| 2005 | 44.9% | 46.6% | 118 |
| 2004 | 49.6% | 44.5% | 113 |
| 2003 | 52.7% | 42.9% | 93 |
| 2002 | 46.4% | 42.0% | 97 |
| 2001 | 46.2% | 40.9% | 78 |
| 2000 | 61.1% | 39.6% | 126 |
| 1999 | 49.3% | 38.6% | 67 |
Jaguar S-Type – FAQs
How reliable is the Jaguar S-Type?+
In the UK the Jaguar S-Type fails 31.6% of MOT tests, against an average of 32.9% for cars of the same age – better than average. In Lithuania 50.1% pass their roadworthiness test first time (average for those years there 44.0%) – much better than average.
What goes wrong most often on the Jaguar S-Type?+
Compared with the average car of the same age, testers find faults more often in these areas: steering, wheels.
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Sources: anonymised MOT test results (DVSA) – contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0; APK inspection defects (RDW, open data); Lithuanian roadworthiness test results (data.gov.lt). Initial tests only; retests are not counted. Photo: User Jolox on en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons (licence).