Jaguar E Type MOT failures and reliability

In 2023 the Jaguar E Type took 1,440 MOT tests in Britain and passed 91% of them first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. The figures below come from the DVSA's record of every test, so they show what testers actually found on these cars rather than what owners report.

MOT tests in 2023

1,440

First-time pass rate

91%

All cars

71%

What the E Type fails on

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against the figure for all cars.

• Lights and electrics4.0% (all cars 11.3%)
• Brakes2.8% (all cars 6.8%)
• Visibility2.6% (all cars 4.8%)
• Suspension2.1% (all cars 9.0%)
• Body and structure1.4% (all cars 3.5%)
• Steering1.4% (all cars 1.8%)
• Exhaust and emissions0.6% (all cars 3.1%)
• Number plates and VIN0.5% (all cars 0.4%)

Most common failure items

Share of tests on which each item was recorded.

1. Washers: not working 1.6%
2. Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements 1.2%
3. Position lamp: not working 1.0%
4. Horn: not working 0.8%
5. Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt 0.8%
6. Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 0.8%
7. Headlamp aim: too low 0.6%
8. Stop lamp: all not working 0.6%

Most common advisories

1. Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 4.5%
2. Wheel bearings: has slight play 3.8%
3. Suspension arms, ball joint: ball joint has slight play 1.5%
4. Transmission oil leaks: leak, but not excessive 1.5%
5. Suspension arms, pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement 1.3%
6. Non-component advisories: Play in steering rack inner joint(s) 1.1%
7. Service brake performance: binding but not excessively 0.7%
8. Exhaust system: has a minor leak of exhaust gases 0.6%

Check a particular E Type

Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.

Other Jaguar models

• Jaguar XF
• Jaguar F Pace
• Jaguar XE
• Jaguar X Type
• Jaguar E Pace
• Jaguar XJ
• Jaguar F Type
• Jaguar S Type
• Jaguar I Pace
• Jaguar XKR
• Jaguar XK
• Jaguar XK8
• Jaguar XJS
• Jaguar XJR

Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.