2004 Jaguar S-Type: MOT pass rate and reliability

68.5% of 2004 Jaguar S-Types pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,726 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 95,184 miles.

How the 2004 compares

  • Against all Jaguar S-Types (66.9%, 11,246 tests): +1.6 points
  • Against all 2004 cars (64%): +4.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Jaguar S-Type model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2004 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jaguar S-Type:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
1999 62.7% 413 85,448
2000 63% 675 84,570
2001 63.7% 728 94,995
2002 65.3% 1,098 91,615
2003 68.4% 1,364 93,425
2004 68.5% 1,726 95,184
2005 65.9% 1,548 96,369
2006 68.4% 1,692 98,909
2007 67.7% 1,929 92,640

What this means if you are buying a 2004 S-Type

The 2004 sits close to the Jaguar S-Type average, so there is no strong model-year signal either way. Judge the individual car on its own history. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 22-year-old car fails on

A 2004 car is 22 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2004 Jaguar S-Type the average at test was 95,184 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2004 is the strongest year on record for this model at 68.5%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

All Jaguar S-Type MOT data · Every model