63.6%
Jaguar S-Type pass rate
Used Jaguar S-Type buying guide
In 2025, Jaguar S-Type cars passed 63.6% of 9,411 initial MOT tests, 8.7 points below the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Jaguar S-Type MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
−8.7
percentage points below average
Ranked on pass rate the S-Type sits 451st of 575 models in the data. Jaguar as a brand averaged 79.4%, so this model runs 15.8 points behind its own brand.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Jaguar S-Type MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the S-Type compares with similar cars.
S-Type fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Jaguar S-Type cars tested in 2025. Diesel still made up 29% of tests.
Where the S-Type fails its MOT
Where Jaguar S-Type cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (12.6%), track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.4%) and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn (3.8%). See every common S-Type MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Jaguar S-Type that failed, not a claim that every S-Type has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used S-Type?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 31.3% of S-Type failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 16.9% of S-Type failure items.
3
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 16.3% of S-Type failure items.
4
Steering
Feel for play, knocking or stiffness in the steering, and check there is no steering warning light. 9.3% of S-Type failure items.
5
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 6.3% of S-Type failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Jaguar S-Type failures cluster around suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Jaguar models
The most-tested Jaguar models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the S-Type.
Used Jaguar S-Type FAQs
Is the Jaguar S-Type reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 63.6% first-time pass rate for the Jaguar S-Type across 9,411 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
What should I check before buying a used Jaguar S-Type?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: suspension, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Jaguar S-Type's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.