Jaguar S-Type — reliability by registration year
2000–2007 · 8 registration years · 8,397 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every S-Type registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1,538 | 64.2% | 69.7% | Track rod end (front) 9.4% |
| 2006 | 1,325 | 65.1% | 69.5% | |
| 2005 | 1,215 | 61.0% | 66.1% | Track rod end (front) 12.9% |
| 2004 | 1,322 | 63.1% | 67.5% | Malfunction indicator lamp 15.2% |
| 2003 | 1,098 | 61.2% | 67.5% | Malfunction indicator lamp 16.0% |
| 2002 | 832 | 60.3% | 66.1% | |
| 2001 | 552 | 58.9% | 62.9% | |
| 2000 | 515 | 60.2% | 63.5% |