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Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 R statistics

How many Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the S-Type V8 R compares with other versions of the Jaguar S Type. Built from DVLA licensing records.

A version of the Jaguar S Type. Recorded by DVLA as “S-TYPE V8 R AUTO”.

Last updated
Records analysed
705 Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 R records (licensed and SORN)
Methodology
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  • Licensed in Great Britain 353 −8.5% on a year earlier
  • Declared SORN 352 Off the road, not taxed
  • Still registered 63.9% Other Jaguar S Type versions 28.3%
  • Peak year 2007 1,035 licensed
  • Share of Jaguar S Types 4.4% of those licensed or SORN
  • Declared off the road 49.9% of those still registered are SORN

How many Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs are left in Great Britain?

There were 353 Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 352 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 65.9% lower than its peak of 1,035 in 2007.

Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs licensed and SORN in Great Britain

This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.

Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs licensed and declared SORN in Great Britain at the end of each year
Year LicensedDeclared SORN
2002 412
2003 562
2004 751
2005 887
2006 1,035
2007 1,03519
2008 1,03318
2009 1,02311
2010 98934
2011 97541
2012 94653
2013 90576
2014 87469
2015 82697
2016 800113
2017 726165
2018 672186
2019 612232
2020 564265
2021 515283
2022 488303
2023 449310
2024 394336
2025 353356
2026 353352

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Fuel type

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

How many Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs have survived?

63.9% of the Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs first registered since 2001 are still registered, licensed or SORN. For other versions of the Jaguar S Type first registered in the same years, the figure is 28.3%, so Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs are 2.3 times as likely to have survived.

Share still registered (licensed or SORN)

Compared with 3 other versions of the Jaguar S Type first registered in the same years.

Share of Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs still registered compared with other Jaguar S Type versions of the same age
Version Share still registered
Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 R 63.9%
Other Jaguar S Type versions of the same age 28.3%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated

Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 R registrations over time

Registrations of Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs for the first time in Great Britain peaked at 415 in 2002. In 2025, 0 were registered.

Registered for the first time, by year

Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Year First registrations
’02 415
’03 197
’04 175
’05 150
’06 160
’07 5
’08 0
’09 0
’10 0
’11 1
’12 0
’13 0
’14 0
’15 0
’16 0
’17 0
’18 0
’19 1
’20 0
’21 0
’22 0
’23 0
’24 0
’25 0

Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated

Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 R engine sizes and fuel types

Of the 359 Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 100.0% have an engine of 4,101cc to 4,200cc.

Engine sizes, end of 2025

DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.

Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 Rs licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size Share of those licensed
4,101cc to 4,200cc 359 licensed 100.0%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated

United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Jaguar S Type page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.

Other versions of the Jaguar S Type

Versions of the Jaguar S Type with their own page. The Jaguar S Type page covers all 7,317 licensed, whatever the version.

Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 R compared with other versions of the Jaguar S Type
Version Licensed SORN Still registered
Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 R 353 352 63.9%
Jaguar S Type S-Type R 65 36 75.4%

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
Licensed and SORN counts Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of March 2026 705 Jaguar S Type S-Type V8 R records (licensed and SORN) 15 September 2026
Registered for the first time Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport 2001 to 2025 15 September 2026
  • Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
  • Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately, from 2007.
  • This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “S-TYPE V8 R AUTO”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
  • Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the number first registered since 2001. Other versions are those of the same model with the same average year of first registration.
  • First registrations count vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.

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