Does the Jaguar S-Type fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?
The Jaguar S-Type records 9.57 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.01 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.44, 95% interval −0.66 to −0.22). It ranks 344 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on tyres?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jaguar S-Type is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 2,692 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 2,692 | 3.34 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 2,287 | 2.84 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 2,021 | 2.51 |
| Tyre obviously under inflated | 274 | 0.34 |
| A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely to cause sudden deflation of the tyre | 118 | 0.15 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 80,627 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Jaguar S-Type gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?
10.9% of Jaguar S-Type MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 2,985 miles later (12,771 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 12,771 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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