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BD53 RWX

2003 Jaguar S-type

Black Petrol 2496cc
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MOT Status

Expired
Expires1 Apr 2026
Tests29 (20 pass, 9 fail)
Pass rate69%

Mileage

89,495 mi
Last recorded89,495 miles
Recorded on28 Mar 2025
Typical for 2003 Jaguar S-type74,810 mi

Above average mileage for this year

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Vehicle Details

RegistrationBD53 RWX
MakeJaguar
ModelS-type
Year2003
ColourBlack
Fuel typePetrol
Engine2,496cc

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MOT History

20 pass 9 fail
Pass 28 Mar 2025 89,495 miles

Front Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Front Shock absorbers has a reduced damping effect Near and Offside (5.3.2 (d))

Nearside Front jacking point is weak

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Near and Offside (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Seat belt anchorage prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Pass 2 Apr 2024 84,627 miles

Near and Offside seatbelt prescribed area covered with underseal

Nearside Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases exhaust box (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Near and Offside corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Suspension component mounting repair covered in underseal Near and Offside sills (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Fail 22 Mar 2024 84,596 miles

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill corroded plus inner and outer sill no longer connected to each other (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill soft/weak with corrosion (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded Near and Offside, front to rear (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Inner Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Near and Offside arch/sills (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Nearside Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases back box (6.1.2 (a))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Near and Offside (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Fail 22 Mar 2024 84,596 miles

Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Nearside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength sill corroded plus inner and outer sill no longer connected to each other (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i))

Rear Brake pipe excessively corroded Near and Offside, front to rear (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases back box (6.1.2 (a))

Offside Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive sill soft/weak with corrosion (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Near and Offside (1.1.11 (c))

Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension component mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside inner sill/arches (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Suspension spring mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Pass 15 Mar 2023 79,667 miles

Nearside Rear Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 25 Mar 2022 74,885 miles

Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear at rear (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear at rear (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

engine cover fitted obscuring some components

Fail 25 Mar 2022 74,875 miles

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Nearside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear at rear (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material front to rear at rear (1.1.11 (c))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i))

engine cover fitted obscuring some components

Pass 19 Mar 2021 70,441 miles

Nearside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Nearside Windscreen wiper blade defective (3.4 (b) (i))

Offside Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Headlamp lens slightly defective (4.1.1 (b) (i))

Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

engine cover and undertray fitted obscuring some components.

Fail 24 Feb 2021 70,353 miles

Nearside Seat belt anchorage prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced sill heavily corroded (7.1.1 (a) (i))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material all covered in grease (1.1.11 (c))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge rear tyres low and perished (5.2.3 (e))

Pass 18 Feb 2020 68,219 miles

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material Near and Offside, front and rear corroded and covered with grease (1.1.11 (c))

Front Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing sidewall degradation and perished (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Offside Rear Brake cable damaged but not to excess casing damaged/corroded (1.1.15 (a))

Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Rear Subframe mounting prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive Near and Offside (5.3.6 (a) (i))

Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Near and Offside perished and worn (5.2.3 (d) (ii))

Pass 26 Feb 2019 63,168 miles
Fail 18 Feb 2019 63,029 miles

Headlamp lens seriously defective Near and Offside deteriorated (4.1.1 (b) (ii))

Nearside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear most inner and outer rose and ball joint (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Offside Rear Suspension rod ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rear most inner and outer rose and ball joint (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Near and Offside (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Rear Lower Suspension component ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt rose joints Near and Offside (5.3.4 (b) (ii))

Rear Lower Suspension component ball joint excessively worn Near and Offside (5.3.4 (a) (i))

Brake pipe corroded, covered in grease or other material ALL corroded (1.1.11 (c))

Nearside Non obligatory mirror damaged not adjustable, in a fixed position ()

Rear Sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened (5.3.3 (b) (i))

Pass 24 Jan 2018 56,460 miles

Under trays fitted

Pass 6 Feb 2017 52,938 miles

Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both (1.7.5a)

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded both front to rear pipes at osr mounting clip. (3.6.B.2c)

Fail 6 Feb 2017 52,938 miles

Nearside Front Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Front Headlamp has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output both (1.7.5a)

Nearside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Nearside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Front Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Rear Brake hose has slight corrosion to ferrules (3.6.B.4e)

Offside Rear Brake pipe slightly corroded both front to rear pipes at osr mounting clip. (3.6.B.2c)

Pass 25 Jan 2016 49,115 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Outer tie rod boot split

Fail 25 Jan 2016 49,115 miles

Nearside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)

Offside Rear Lower Shock absorber has an excessively worn bush (2.7.4)

Nearside Rear Lower Suspension arm ball joint dust cover deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (2.4.G.2)

Offside Rear Outer tie rod boot split

Pass 11 Feb 2015 45,379 miles

Brake pipe slightly corroded (3.6.B.2c)

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

all four tyres perishing

Pass 18 Feb 2014 41,391 miles

o/s n/s rear tyres cracked

Pass 4 Feb 2013 38,121 miles
Pass 13 Feb 2012 33,276 miles
Pass 24 Feb 2011 28,492 miles
Pass 3 Nov 2010 27,988 miles
Fail 2 Nov 2010 27,972 miles

Nearside Front Tyre has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (4.1.D.1b)

Pass 3 Nov 2009 25,378 miles

Nearside Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 19 Nov 2008 23,147 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Fail 19 Nov 2008 23,147 miles

Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2)

Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)

Pass 1 Nov 2007 18,677 miles

Both front tyres badly worn inner edges.

Pass 8 Nov 2006 15,911 miles

please note that o/s/f tyre is wearing low on inner tread section....

How Reliable is the Jaguar S-type?

Based on 942,176 MOT tests across 62,116 vehicles.

74.5%
Pass Rate
4,736
Miles/Year
27
Year Lifespan
62,116
On UK Roads

Top MOT Failure Points

Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 43,168
Brake pipe excessively corroded 20,758
Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively 19,128
Brake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick 17,876
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements 16,617
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BD53 RWX is a 2003 Jaguar S-type in Black with a 2,496cc petrol engine. This vehicle has been through 29 MOT tests with a personal pass rate of 69%.

Across all 2003 Jaguar S-type models, the average MOT pass rate is 76.0% with a typical mileage of 74,810 miles. This particular vehicle has a lower pass rate than the average for its year, which may indicate maintenance issues worth investigating.

The most common reason a Jaguar S-type fails its MOT is tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, accounting for 43,168 recorded failures. If you're considering buying BD53 RWX, it's worth having these areas checked by a mechanic before committing.

The Jaguar S-type typically stays on UK roads for around 27 years. At 23 years old, this Jaguar S-type is approaching the upper end of the typical lifespan for this model.

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BD53 RWX is a 2003 Jaguar S-type, first registered on 3 November 2003.

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