Jaguar S-Type
Registered from 1999 to 2007.
About this model
The Jaguar S-Type is a luxury saloon car produced by Jaguar Cars in the United Kingdom from 1963 to 1968. Announced on 30 September 1963 it was a technically more sophisticated development of the Mark 2, offering buyers a more luxurious alternative without the size and expense of the Mark X. The S-Type sold alongside the Mark 2, as well as the Jaguar 420 following its release in 1966. A retro-styled vehicle with the same name was also produced, based on the design of the original S-Type vehicles.
From the Wikipedia article Jaguar S-Type (1963), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 2.7 diesel. 527 of 2,064 tests failed, 26%.
Better than 55% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 45% | 237 |
| Lights and electrics | 39% | 208 |
| Brakes | 31% | 163 |
| Tyres and wheels | 24% | 129 |
| Visibility | 15% | 77 |
| Steering | 13% | 68 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 45% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Brakes — 31% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 24% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Steering — 13% of its failures
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Lights and electrics — 39% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Visibility — 15% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 160–180k miles this one fails 30% of its inspections, about what an ordinary car of the same age does.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 18% | 16% | 60 | |
| 40–60k miles | 21% | 21% | 195 | |
| 60–80k miles | 25% | 24% | 385 | |
| 80–100k miles | 24% | 27% | 498 | |
| 100–120k miles | 28% | 29% | 445 | |
| 120–140k miles | 28% | 30% | 272 | |
| 140–160k miles | 29% | 30% | 130 | |
| 160–180k miles | 30% | 30% | 33 |
2,018 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.