Jaguar S-Type MOT reliability

Jaguar S-Types passed their MOT first time 64% of the time across 9,412 tests in 2025. 7,063 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

64%

MOTs analysed

9,412

Still licensed (GB)

7,063

Body type

Sedan

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2006 diesel

791 MOTs

Passed first time 65%. Typical mileage 100,781 (most between 80,116 and 121,899).

2007: 100% → 2008: 76% → 2009: 81% → 2010: 81% → 2011: 79% → 2012: 76% → 2013: 74% → 2014: 73% → 2015: 72% → 2016: 70% → 2017: 69% → 2018: 67% → 2019: 65% → 2020: 64% → 2021: 63% → 2022: 64% → 2023: 64% → 2024: 62% → 2025: 65%

Most common failures

Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.7%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.9%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (3.9%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.8%)
Stop lamp: not working (3.7%)

2006 petrol

631 MOTs

Passed first time 68%. Typical mileage 90,131 (most between 69,786 and 112,545).

2006: 100% → 2007: 67% → 2008: 77% → 2009: 83% → 2010: 83% → 2011: 82% → 2012: 81% → 2013: 77% → 2014: 76% → 2015: 75% → 2016: 74% → 2017: 74% → 2018: 74% → 2019: 71% → 2020: 71% → 2021: 69% → 2022: 66% → 2023: 69% → 2024: 64% → 2025: 68%

Most common failures

Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (7.0%)
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (4.0%)
Position lamp: not working (3.6%)
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.3%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.2%)

2006 lpg

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 118,606 (most between 118,606 and 118,606).

2009: 100% → 2010: 100% → 2011: 0% → 2012: 100% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 100% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 100% → 2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 0% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 50% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2006 S-Types fail

Suspension & axles

16.7%

Lights & electrics

15.4%

Brakes

9.4%

Wheels & tyres

7.0%

Steering

5.9%

Visibility & wipers

4.6%

Body, structure & corrosion

3.9%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.5%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.