The reason is simple. You will not be paying for maintenance on a $7,000 car. You will be paying maintenance on a 15 year old, $90,000 British car. (~$65k in 2003 dollars.) 2017 Jaguar F-Type Reliability Ratings. Our reliability score is based on the J.D. Power and Associates Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS) rating or, if unavailable, the J.D. Power Predicted Reliability rating. Thanks so much for that Steve, your a gent! i will be buying an XK8 4.0 or S type R with the 4.2, i love the looks of the XK but the performance of the TYPE R, cant afford a good XKR at the minute Jun 1, 2002 Jaguar is trying like crazy to avoid comparing the new range-topping S-type R with the BMW M5, which is kind of hard to do. Both cost more than $60,000, both are mid-size sport View all 73 consumer vehicle reviews for the Used 2000 Jaguar S-Type on Edmunds, or submit your own review of the 2000 S-Type. Reliability 5 out of 5 stars Value 5 out of 5 stars. Report Abuse I'm glad Tata has bought Jaguar/Land Rover and can hopefully in the long-term, improve it's reliability. After all, Jaguar/Land Rover had horrible reliability when owned by Ford. BMW, Audi etc. have horrible long-term reliability, as is expected from most luxury cars with the exception of Lexus. This is our second Jaguar. This vehicle is a fantastic car. The smoothest ride of any vehicle we have ever owned. It is a true luxury car. It is built to last. Quality is like most luxury vehicles 75 years on and this story similarly applies to the Jaguar F-Type R. When it launched in 2013, Jaguar coined it the “spiritual successor to the E-Type.”. Like its grandfather, it comes in OMLg.