Jaguar S-Type reliability, MOT pass rate and rarity

Time Period & Model

Time period snapshot: Last 5 years

Manufacturer: Jaguar

Model: S-Type

Model reliability rank

MOT-based rank from 83,825 selected-period tests.

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Overall MOT pass rate

70.8%

Share of this model's 83,825 selected-period MOT tests that pass.

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Efficiency, emissions & tax

Average MPG

CO2 emission

Euro emissions

Tax cost

£370/yr

Vehicle list price over £40,000?NoYes

Average vehicle miles

100,851

Solid average mileage for this model.

Life expectancy miles

100,851

Moderate mature-fleet mileage expectation.

Average vehicle age

20.3

Older average age in the represented fleet.

Vehicles represented

7,706

7,706 valid MOT, 0 under 3 years.

Tests analysed

83,825

83,825 MOT tests in the selected period.

Rarity ranking

Based on Make & Model

Rare

7,706On the road

Insight summary

Jaguar S-Type is a rare model in this snapshot, with 7,706 represented vehicles and 0.02% of the active UK pool tracked by AutoRank. For the last 5 years, it has a pass rate of 70.8% from 83,825 MOT tests, with a reliability score of 51. The current pool shows an average of 100,851 miles and an average age of 20.3 years, while mature-fleet mileage is estimated at 100,851 miles. Petrol leads the fuel split, followed by diesel, and the most frequent defect themes are engine warning light, lighting and suspension joints. The practical read is that the Jaguar S-Type looks like a solid used-car baseline rather than a rare find, with age, mileage and common wear items doing most of the explaining.

Fuel type breakdown (by model)

Fuel	Vehicles
PETROL	5,469
DIESEL	2,227
LPG	8
ELECTRIC	1
GAS BI-FUEL	1

Euro NCAP Safety

No NCAP tests found for this model.

Top 25 most common defects (by model)

Defect	Count
Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))	2,071
Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))	1,370
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	1,207
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	1,205
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	1,193
Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	1,170
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	1,169
Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))	1,110
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))	1,083
Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1,045
Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	1,020
Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))	963
Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	869
Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	776
Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	775
Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))	775
Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	758
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	750
Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))	740
Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))	736
Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	690
Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))	666
Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))	653
Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	590
Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))	584

All 25 defects ranked by recorded countShowing 23,968 defects across this top 25 set

Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h))

2,071

Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault (1.6 (b))

1,370

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

1,207

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

1,205

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

1,193

Nearside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

1,170

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

1,169

Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.2 (a) (i))

1,110

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (i))

1,083

Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

1,045

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

1,020

Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i))

963

Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

869

Nearside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

776

Nearside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

775

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

775

Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

758

Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

750

Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii))

740

Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii))

736

Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

690

Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (5.3.4 (b) (i))

666

Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii))

653

Offside Front Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

590

Offside Rear Upper Suspension arm ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

584

Jaguar S-Type reliability and MOT data