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Jaguar Sovereign 4 0 Auto — Reliability by Year

3,063 vehicles · MOT data 1989–1994 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Jaguar Sovereign 4 0 Auto was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
1994
100.0% pass rate · 122 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1990
75.0% pass rate · 1,524 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
1994
100.0%
98,988 mi 122
1993
91.7%
116,139 mi 314
1992
301
1991
423
1990
75.0%
101,606 mi 1,524
1989
379

Which year Jaguar Sovereign 4 0 Auto is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 98,988 miles (newest year) to 116,139 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Jaguar Sovereign 4 0 Auto.

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