Pass rate
92.5%
Above average — 4.6 pts ahead of the 87.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 5,678 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £26–£64
2018 Jaguar F-Type MOT pass rate
- 2018
- typical 25,170 mi
Most common fault
Tyres
49.4% of faults · 19.8% nationally
mostly tread below the limit, cuts and sidewall bulges.
Part only £55–£85 for Tread depth below 1.6 mm. What fitting it takes →
2.3 pts up across model years — 4.5% in 2013, 6.8% in 2021.
Which year to buy
- Best 2016 93.9% pass
- Avoid 2013 91.0% pass
Across the 10 years on record, a spread of 2.9 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 92.0%
- Typical mileage
- 25k mi
The 2018 Jaguar F-Type MOT pass rate is 92.5% of its MOT tests — 4.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Tyres is the biggest single reason it fails, at 49.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Jaguar F-Type does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Tyres: 2.5× the national share
Tyres make up 49.4% of everything recorded on the 2018 Jaguar F-Type, against 19.8% nationally — 29.6 points above. Check all four tyres yourself, including the inner shoulders, and look at the date stamp — a tyre can pass on tread and still be six years old.
- 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 87.9% and this one manages 92.5% — 4.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 59% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
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 2018 Jaguar F-Type compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 87.9%, so this figure is 4.6 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 92.0%. The median 2018 Jaguar F-Type in this dataset had covered 25,170 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 92.8% of the time, April–September 92.3%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively", noted on 1.57% of tests.
- 5,678 recorded tests behind this page.
- 92.5% overall pass rate, 92.0% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Jaguar F-Type, the average is 92.8% — best year 2016 (93.9%), worst 2013 (91.0%).
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
- 5,678
- Typical mileage (median)
- 25,170 mi
- Make and model
- Jaguar F-Type
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Wiper Blade
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the F-Type MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 75% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the F-Type
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 1,513 | 91.3% |
| North West | 693 | 93.1% |
| East of England | 691 | 92.2% |
| South West | 504 | 91.7% |
| West Midlands | 491 | 94.3% |
| Yorkshire | 482 | 93.6% |
| East Midlands | 459 | 93.9% |
| Scotland | 318 | 91.8% |
| London | 186 | 91.4% |
| North East | 181 | 95.6% |
| Wales | 158 | 93.0% |
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 2018 F-Type
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 2018 F-Type
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 wipers and washers 1.6% of tests
“wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”
Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.
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Check the windscreen 1.1% 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 the lights 0.8% of tests
“malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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 2018 F-Type through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £26–£64 — and 59% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £26–£64
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 59%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 5,678 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 F-Type, side by side
10 model years on record, from 2013 to 2022. Across them the pass rate runs from 91.0% to 93.9% — a spread of 2.9 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2013 91.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2014 92.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2015 92.9% wipers blade defective
- 2016 93.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 92.9% wipers blade defective
- 2018 92.5%wipers does not clear the…
- 2019 93.7% wipers blade defective
- 2020 92.6% wipers blade defective
- 2021 92.3% tread depth below requirements of…
- 2022 93.4% tread depth below requirements of…
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 2018 Jaguar F-Type 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 2018 cars with a similar record
- Suzuki Celerio 92.5%
- Mercedes-Benz S-Class 92.5%
- Volkswagen T-Roc 92.3%
- Honda Cr-V 92.7%
- Kia Venga 92.7%
- BMW 730 92.7%
Closest pass rates among 2018 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 2018 Jaguar F-Type 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 3,020 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyres | 1,497 | 49.40% | 19.76% | +29.64 |
| Brakes | 690 | 22.80% | 20.89% | +1.91 |
| Visibility | 332 | 11.00% | 4.97% | +6.03 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 122 | 4.00% | 12.21% | −8.21 |
| Non-component advisories | 120 | 4.00% | 4.18% | −0.18 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 87 | 2.90% | 5.52% | −2.62 |
| Suspension | 54 | 1.80% | 20.98% | −19.18 |
| Road Wheels | 46 | 1.50% | 0.75% | +0.75 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 44 | 1.50% | 1.76% | −0.26 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 28 | 0.90% | 5.57% | −4.67 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Major | 1.6% | £8–22 |
| Wipers blade defective Visibility | Minor | 1.5% | £8–22 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 1.1% | £80–200 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 0.85% | £45–95 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 0.76% | £3–12 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Major | 0.62% | £45–95 |
| Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | Rectified | 0.56% | £8–22 |
| Washers provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | Major | 0.49% | £5–15 |
| Has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Major | 0.48% | £45–95 |
| Registration plates does not conform to the specified requirements Identification of the vehicle | Major | 0.35% | £20–80 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 13.7% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 5.4% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 4.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 3.4% | £45–110 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Advisory | 2.0% | £45–95 |
| Tread depth tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm Tyres | Advisory | 1.9% | £45–95 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 3,599 | 93.8% | 18,842 mi |
| 30-60k | 1,881 | 90.6% | 39,946 mi |
| 60-90k | 186 | 87.1% | 68,934 mi |
| 90-120k | 12 | 83.3% | 94,375 mi |
Source: 5,678 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.
2018 F-Type MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2018 Jaguar F-Type?
92.5% of the 5,678 2018 Jaguar F-Type tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 87.9% for cars first used in 2018. First-attempt pass rate: 92.0%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2018 Jaguar F-Type?
The three most recorded items are wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (1.57%), wipers blade defective (1.50%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (1.09%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2018 Jaguar F-Type MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 93.8% of the time, falling to 83.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2018 Jaguar F-Type in this dataset had covered 25,170 mi.
Does the season affect the 2018 Jaguar F-Type MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 92.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 92.3%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.