2007 Jaguar S-Type: MOT pass rate and reliability
67.7% of 2007 Jaguar S-Types pass the MOT first time, measured across 1,929 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 92,640 miles.
How the 2007 compares
- Against all Jaguar S-Types (66.9%, 11,246 tests): +0.8 points
- Against all 2007 cars (64.8%): +2.9 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 2007 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 2007 S-Type
The 2007 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 19-year-old car fails on
A 2007 car is 19 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, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2007 Jaguar S-Type the average at test was 92,640 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.
The strongest year for this model is 2004 at 68.5%, and the weakest in our data is 1999 at 62.7%. That 5.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2007 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2004 Jaguar S-Type - 68.5%
- 2005 Jaguar S-Type - 65.9%
- 2006 Jaguar S-Type - 68.4%