Pass rate
79.8%
Around average — 6.0 pts ahead of the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 94 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £53–£145
2000 Jaguar Sovereign MOT pass rate
- 2000
- typical 89,066 mi
Only 94 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Suspension
30.0% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2001 80.2% pass
- Avoid 2000 79.8% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 0.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 76.5%
- Typical mileage
- 89k mi
The 2000 Jaguar Sovereign MOT pass rate is 79.8% of its MOT tests — 6.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 30.0% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 30.0% of everything recorded on the 2000 Jaguar Sovereign, against 21.0% nationally — 9.0 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
- Beats its own age and mileage. Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 73.8% and this one manages 79.8% — 6.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 31% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2000 Jaguar Sovereign compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 6.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 76.5%. The median 2000 Jaguar Sovereign in this dataset had covered 89,066 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 82.9% of the time, April–September 78.0%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 5.32% of tests.
- 94 recorded tests behind this page.
- 79.8% overall pass rate, 76.5% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jaguar Sovereign, the average is 80.0% — best year 2001 (80.2%), worst 2000 (79.8%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 94
- Typical mileage (median)
- 89,066 mi
- Make and model
- Jaguar Sovereign
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Sovereign MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 61% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Sovereign
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 28 | 75.0% |
| South West | 25 | 72.0% |
| East of England | 17 | 94.1% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2000 Sovereign
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2000 Sovereign
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the windscreen 5.3% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check corrosion 3.2% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 3.2% of tests
“emissions not tested unable to be completed”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2000 Sovereign through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £53–£145 — and 31% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £53–£145
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 31%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 94 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Sovereign, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2000 to 2001. Across them the pass rate runs from 79.8% to 80.2% — a spread of 0.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 79.8%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2001 80.2% anti-lock braking system warning…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2000 Jaguar Sovereign with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2000 cars with a similar record
- Land Rover Range Rover 80.0%
- Rover Mini 79.4%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 80.3%
- Mercedes-Benz Clk 79.2%
- Porsche Boxster 80.4%
- BMW Z3 78.4%
Closest pass rates among 2000 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2000 Jaguar Sovereign 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 168 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 51 | 30.00% | 20.98% | +9.02 |
| Brakes | 31 | 18.20% | 20.89% | −2.69 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 19 | 11.20% | 5.57% | +5.63 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 19 | 11.20% | 5.52% | +5.68 |
| Tyres | 12 | 7.10% | 19.76% | −12.66 |
| Visibility | 12 | 7.10% | 4.97% | +2.13 |
| Non-component advisories | 8 | 4.70% | 4.18% | +0.52 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 6 | 3.50% | 12.21% | −8.71 |
| Steering | 5 | 2.90% | 2.57% | +0.33 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 5 | 2.90% | 1.76% | +1.14 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 5.3% | £80–200 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.2% | £180–450 |
| Emissions not tested unable to be completed Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.2% | £60–250 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.2% | £45–110 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 2.1% | £3–15 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.1% | £18–45 |
| Coil spring fractured or broken Suspension | Major | 2.1% | £25–65 |
| Headlamp levelling device inoperative Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.1% | £5–25 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.1% | £3–12 |
| Mirrors slightly loose Visibility | Minor | 2.1% | £3–15 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 13.8% | £200–700 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 13.8% | £80–180 |
| Coil spring corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened Suspension | Advisory | 7.5% | £25–65 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.5% | £45–95 |
| Non-component advisories Fuel Pipe/s corroded Non-component advisories | Advisory | 6.4% | £180–450 |
| Flexible brake hoses ferrule excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 5.3% | £25–70 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3 | 100.0% | 26,400 mi |
| 30-60k | 11 | 90.9% | 41,338 mi |
| 60-90k | 36 | 83.3% | 74,997 mi |
| 90-120k | 33 | 69.7% | 107,419 mi |
| 120k+ | 11 | 81.8% | 141,215 mi |
Source: 94 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2000 Sovereign MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 Jaguar Sovereign?
79.8% of the 94 2000 Jaguar Sovereign tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 76.5%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 Jaguar Sovereign?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (5.32%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (3.19%), emissions not tested unable to be completed (3.19%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 Jaguar Sovereign MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 100.0% of the time, falling to 81.8% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 Jaguar Sovereign in this dataset had covered 89,066 mi.
Does the season affect the 2000 Jaguar Sovereign MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 82.9% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 78.0%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.