Jaguar S-Type MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 63.6% of Jaguar S-Type MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 9,410 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 6–10 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
63.6%
All cars: 61.3% (2.3 points better). 9,402 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | 849 | 65.1% | 57.2% | 91,250 miles |
| 18 | 1,533 | 65.9% | 57.0% | 96,250 miles |
| 19 | 1,338 | 63.7% | 57.2% | 93,750 miles |
| 20+ | 5,682 | 62.7% | 61.4% | 88,750 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Jaguar S-Type MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | S-Type | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 35.4% | 13.7% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 20.1% | 16.6% |
| Brakes | 19.2% | 10.2% |
| Steering | 11.0% | 2.5% |
| Tyres | 7.4% | 8.4% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6.8% | 4.0% |
| Visibility | 6.7% | 5.2% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5.7% | 4.2% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 14.6% of tests · what this means
- Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 6.4% of tests · what this means
- Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn failed 4.6% of tests · what this means
- Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt failed 4.5% of tests · what this means
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength failed 3.8% of tests
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction failed 3.5% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: too low failed 3.3% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect failed 3.1% of tests · what this means
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively failed 3.0% of tests · what this means
- Position lamp: not working failed 2.9% of tests · what this means
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About these figures
- They cover every S-Type version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: petrol 70.9%, diesel 29.0%, liquefied petrolum gas (lpg) 0.1%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.