JaguarS Type MOT results

In 2025, 63.5% of Jaguar S Type MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 58.5% for cars of the same age. 9.3% had at least one dangerous defect (9.5% for cars the same age). The typical Jaguar S Type tested was 20 years old with 90,700 miles. Based on 9,306 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Jaguar S Type cars are on the road

First-time pass: 63.5%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 58.5%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 4.8%passed after repair
Failed: 31.7%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 9.3%same age 9.5%
Typical mileage: 90,700at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Jaguar S TypeAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2007	1,612	65.0%	57.2%
2006	1,412	65.8%	56.8%
2005	1,288	61.6%	57.5%
2004	1,398	63.9%	57.5%
2003	1,182	63.2%	58.5%
2002	869	61.1%	59.4%
2001	588	59.7%	60.9%
2000	545	61.1%	62.2%
1999	349	65.9%	64.2%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By age at the test

Jaguar S TypeAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
5-9 years	2	100.0%	79.1%	59,700
15-19 years	3,615	64.7%	57.6%	94,200
20-29 years	5,642	62.5%	59.6%	89,000
30-39 years	1	100.0%	71.3%	110,500
40+ years	46	84.8%	82.0%	53,100

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Jaguar S Type is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	308	3.3%	1.1×	68.8%
PE Peterborough	East of England	232	2.5%	1.3×	55.6%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	188	2.0%	1.4×	67.0%
PO Portsmouth	South East	187	2.0%	1.4×	52.9%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	181	1.9%	2.2×	70.7%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	179	1.9%	0.9×	70.4%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	176	1.9%	1.0×	66.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	172	1.8%	1.4×	66.3%
NR Norwich	East of England	167	1.8%	1.3×	49.7%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	165	1.8%	1.0×	66.1%
GU Guildford	South East	162	1.7%	1.3×	60.5%
RG Reading	South East	158	1.7%	1.1×	58.9%
BS Bristol	South West	152	1.6%	0.9×	57.2%
BH Bournemouth	South West	147	1.6%	1.5×	57.1%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	138	1.5%	1.2×	63.8%
BN Brighton	South East	135	1.5%	1.2×	57.8%
IP Ipswich	East of England	131	1.4%	1.2×	67.9%
ME Rochester	South East	131	1.4%	1.3×	69.5%
RH Redhill	South East	126	1.4%	1.3×	55.6%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	123	1.3%	1.6×	62.6%
CT Canterbury	South East	118	1.3%	1.6×	55.9%
CO Colchester	East of England	117	1.3%	1.6×	63.2%
DE Derby	East Midlands	117	1.3%	0.9×	72.6%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	117	1.3%	0.9×	65.0%
EX Exeter	South West	115	1.2%	1.1×	48.7%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	115	1.2%	1.3×	67.8%
SO Southampton	South East	115	1.2%	1.0×	64.3%
RM Romford	London	114	1.2%	1.5×	75.4%
GL Gloucester	South West	113	1.2%	1.0×	47.8%
CH Chester	North West	110	1.2%	1.1×	60.0%
SE London SE	London	110	1.2%	1.5×	70.9%
DA Dartford	South East	109	1.2%	1.6×	62.4%
CF Cardiff	Wales	108	1.2%	0.7×	60.2%
L Liverpool	North West	104	1.1%	1.0×	68.3%
OX Oxford	South East	104	1.1%	1.0×	66.3%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	99	1.1%	1.0×	61.6%
TW Twickenham	London	98	1.1%	1.4×	65.3%
EN Enfield	London	97	1.0%	1.8×	78.4%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	97	1.0%	0.6×	62.9%
SA Swansea	Wales	94	1.0%	0.8×	60.6%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	93	1.0%	0.8×	61.3%
M Manchester	North West	89	1.0%	0.6×	60.7%
SL Slough	South East	89	1.0%	1.3×	75.3%
PL Plymouth	South West	87	0.9%	0.9×	57.5%
PR Preston	North West	86	0.9%	1.0×	69.8%
LL Llandudno	Wales	84	0.9%	0.9×	61.9%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	83	0.9%	0.8×	55.4%
CR Croydon	London	82	0.9%	1.3×	67.1%
SN Swindon	South West	78	0.8%	0.9×	59.0%
SG Stevenage	East of England	76	0.8%	1.1×	67.1%
CB Cambridge	East of England	75	0.8%	1.1×	60.0%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	74	0.8%	0.8×	68.9%
NP Newport	Wales	73	0.8%	0.9×	65.8%
SK Stockport	North West	73	0.8%	0.8×	60.3%
N London N	London	71	0.8%	1.1×	76.1%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	71	0.8%	1.1×	59.2%
TQ Torquay	South West	70	0.8%	1.5×	55.7%
TA Taunton	South West	68	0.7%	1.1×	54.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	68	0.7%	1.2×	63.2%
E London E	London	66	0.7%	0.9×	69.7%
WA Warrington	North West	66	0.7%	0.7×	69.7%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	65	0.7%	1.0×	70.8%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	65	0.7%	1.0×	72.3%
HA Harrow	London	63	0.7%	1.1×	69.8%
BA Bath	South West	60	0.6%	0.8×	43.3%
FY Blackpool	North West	60	0.6%	1.5×	71.7%
IG Ilford	London	60	0.6%	1.5×	70.0%
TS Teesside	North East	60	0.6%	0.7×	71.7%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	60	0.6%	0.7×	78.3%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	59	0.6%	1.1×	59.3%
SP Salisbury	South West	59	0.6%	1.3×	54.2%
NW London NW	London	58	0.6%	0.9×	69.0%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	57	0.6%	0.5×	66.7%
LU Luton	East of England	57	0.6%	0.9×	68.4%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	57	0.6%	0.9×	61.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	53	0.6%	0.6×	73.6%
UB Southall	London	53	0.6%	0.9×	69.8%
CW Crewe	North West	52	0.6%	0.9×	71.2%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	51	0.5%	0.8×	52.9%
G Glasgow	Scotland	50	0.5%	0.3×	84.0%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	49	0.5%	0.4×	61.2%
AL St Albans	East of England	48	0.5%	1.2×	64.6%
OL Oldham	North West	46	0.5%	0.7×	71.7%
WN Wigan	North West	45	0.5%	1.0×	42.2%
TR Truro	South West	44	0.5%	0.8×	56.8%
LA Lancaster	North West	43	0.5%	0.9×	69.8%
WD Watford	East of England	43	0.5%	1.2×	46.5%
SW London SW	London	42	0.5%	1.1×	69.0%
BB Blackburn	North West	40	0.4%	0.5×	72.5%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	36	0.4%	0.5×	55.6%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	35	0.4%	0.7×	60.0%
SM Sutton	London	35	0.4%	1.7×	74.3%
CA Carlisle	North West	34	0.4%	0.6×	52.9%
BL Bolton	North West	33	0.4%	0.5×	63.6%
DT Dorchester	South West	33	0.4%	0.9×	51.5%
W London W	London	33	0.4%	1.3×	75.8%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	32	0.3%	0.8×	62.5%
DH Durham	North East	31	0.3%	0.7×	74.2%
TF Telford	West Midlands	30	0.3%	0.9×	53.3%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	29	0.3%	0.6×	–
DL Darlington	North East	27	0.3%	0.5×	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	26	0.3%	0.8×	–
BR Bromley	London	25	0.3%	0.8×	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	25	0.3%	0.6×	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	24	0.3%	1.1×	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	23	0.2%	0.6×	–
SR Sunderland	North East	22	0.2%	0.7×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	21	0.2%	0.5×	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	19	0.2%	0.4×	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	18	0.2%	0.8×	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	16	0.2%	0.6×	–
PH Perth	Scotland	14	0.2%	0.5×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	12	0.1%	0.3×	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	10	0.1%	0.6×	–
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	6	<0.1%	0.8×	–
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
ZE Shetland	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	354	3.8%	0.5×	63.6%
North East	237	2.5%	0.6×	65.8%
North West	881	9.5%	0.8×	64.8%
Yorkshire and the Humber	633	6.8%	0.8×	67.9%
Wales	365	3.9%	0.8×	61.6%
West Midlands	961	10.3%	1.1×	65.3%
East Midlands	634	6.8%	1.0×	66.6%
East of England	1,265	13.6%	1.3×	61.4%
London	1,130	12.1%	1.3×	70.3%
South East	1,820	19.6%	1.3×	61.9%
South West	1,026	11.0%	1.1×	53.9%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Jaguar S TypeCars the same age

Suspension16.4%16.2%
Lights and electrics13.1%20.3%
Brakes11.2%12.2%
Steering7.2%3.9%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.6%7.1%
Emissions and leaks5.3%6.8%
Tyres5.2%6.1%
Body and structure3.8%8.8%
Seat belts and airbags2.7%2.8%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Jaguar S Type tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	7.0%	1.7%	4.1×	0.0%
Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering	4.2%	0.6%	7.0×	0.0%
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Emissions and leaks	3.6%	2.4%	1.5×	0.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn Suspension	3.1%	2.4%	1.3×	0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	2.9%	1.5%	1.9×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: too low Lights and electrics	2.8%	1.7%	1.6×	0.0%
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.7%	5.2%	0.5×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.5%	3.0%	0.8×	0.0%
Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension	2.4%	2.9%	0.8×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	2.2%	3.6%	0.6×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	15.5%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	12.4%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	12.3%
Rigid brake pipes: corroded, covered in grease or other material	12.2%
Sub-frame: corroded but not seriously weakened	11.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.3%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	9.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin	7.2%
Coil spring: corroded	5.8%
Flexible brake hoses: has slight corrosion to ferrule	3.7%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	6,591	63.6%
Diesel	2,701	63.1%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model