Jaguar E-Type MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Jaguar E-Type MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Jaguar E-Type passed on its first attempt in 92.4%, and its overall record sits +11.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Jaguar E-Type in the 2023–2025 data: 126 tests across 2 model years (2016–2017). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Jaguar E-Type MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Jaguar E-Type, the Suspension section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Jaguar E-Type's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Jaguar E-Type DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Jaguar E-Type, each with how many of the model's 126 tests it was noted on.

• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 5 Jaguar E-Type tests, 4.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 2 Jaguar E-Type tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 2 Jaguar E-Type tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases" (Major) — noted on about 1 Jaguar E-Type tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Horn sound not in accordance with requirements" (Major) — noted on about 1 Jaguar E-Type tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Shock absorbers insecurely attached" (Rectified) — noted on about 1 Jaguar E-Type tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Jaguar E-Type Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Jaguar E-Type model year on record is 2017 (93.8% across 64 tests), and the weakest is 2016 (91.9%). The gap between them is 1.9 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Jaguar E-Type Owners

These checks follow this Jaguar E-Type's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Jaguar E-Type.

• the suspension joints — “ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”

  With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.

• the exhaust and emissions — “exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases”

  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.

• the horn — “horn sound not in accordance with requirements”

  Press it. That is the whole check, and a surprising number of cars fail on it.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Jaguar E-Type. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Jaguar E-Type MOT & Reliability