Reliability Report · European Market

Jaguar S-type Reliability

The Jaguar S-type (current generation) scores 73/100 on our composite reliability index — good territory — drawn from DVSA, NHTSA data.

Composite Score
73
/ 100
Good
Sources: DVSA · NHTSA · latest 2026
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Reliability by Source

Each independent organization measures reliability differently. TÜV reports inspection defect rates by age band. ADAC reports pan-European breakdowns per 1,000 vehicles. NHTSA aggregates US consumer complaints. DVSA MOT data is the UK fleet's annual safety inspection — every car 3+ years old. Lower variance across sources = higher confidence in the composite.

NHTSA (US Complaints)
Model years 2003–2008 · 2026 report · n=169
169 complaints across 5 sampled year(s); resolved model="S-TYPE"
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69
/ 100
DVSA MOT (UK Inspections)
Model years 2003–2008 · 2023 report · n=9395
9,395 UK MOT tests · overall 32.7% fail rate vs UK fleet baseline
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76
/ 100

UK MOT Reliability Detail

Based on 9,395 MOT tests in the UK during the 2023reporting period. Score for each age band reflects this model's fail rate vs the UK-fleet baseline fail rate at the same age — a generation-aware metric.

Age 1520 yrs
76
32.7% fail vs 38.8% fleet
9,395 tests

Most Common MOT Failure Categories

#1
Ball joint dust cover
4,153
45.6%
#2
Track rod end
1,889
20.7%
#3
Linkage ball joint dust cover
1,247
13.7%
#4
Headlamp
942
10.3%
#5
Condition
878
9.6%

Categories ranked across all MOT tests of this model in the UK during the 2023period. "Condition" covers cosmetic / wear issues; suspension and braking dominate the rest.

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