63.6%
Jaguar S-Type
Jaguar S-Type MOT pass rate and common problems
The Jaguar S-Type passed 63.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 8.7 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the S-Type compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
79.4%
Jaguar average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The S-Type runs 15.8 points behind the Jaguar average. It is 10th of the 11 Jaguar models in the data. The average S-Type arrived at its test 21.1 years old with 92,857 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
S-Type MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 1 | 100% | 27.7 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 9,410 | 63.6% | 8.7 pts below |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where S-Type failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Jaguar S-Type cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 48.2% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common S-Type MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Jaguar S-Type cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 41.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Jaguar S-Type cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a S-Type
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn, linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength. 23.5% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too low, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect and position lamp not working. 7.6% of failure items.
3
Steering
Recorded most often: track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 5.4% of failure items.
4
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction. 2.9% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific S-Type has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Jaguar S-Type buying guide.
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Jaguar S-Type MOT FAQs
What is the Jaguar S-Type MOT pass rate?
63.6% of Jaguar S-Type cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 9,411 tests. That is 8.7 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 451st of 575 models.
What does a Jaguar S-Type most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Jaguar S-Type cars failing their 2025 MOT was ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, on 12.6% of failure items. Next were 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%).
Which area causes the most Jaguar S-Type MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was suspension at 31.3%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 16.9%.
Does this mean every Jaguar S-Type has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Jaguar S-Type that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Jaguar S-Type's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.