MOT reliability
Jaguar E-type
9,490 vehicles · 83,874 completed MOT tests analysed
84%
MOT pass rate
Based on 9,490 Jaguar E-type vehicles and 83,874 completed MOT tests, the Jaguar E-type has an overall 84% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 53,678 miles.
9,490
Vehicles
83,874
MOT tests
630
Avg miles / year
1.1
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share
Jaguar E-type problem areas
Where faults occur most across all Jaguar E-type MOT tests:
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Other93%
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Steering8%
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Emissions & nuisance6%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension5%
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Brakes4%
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Seatbelts & equipment3%
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Lamps & electrical2%
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Visibility1%
Jaguar E-type pass rate by age
How the Jaguar E-type's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).
| Age (years) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 782 | 82% |
| 2 | 687 | 85% |
| 3 | 615 | 85% |
| 4 | 514 | 87% |
| 5 | 501 | 85% |
| 6 | 483 | 85% |
| 7 | 485 | 86% |
| 8 | 438 | 87% |
| 9 | 424 | 88% |
| 10 | 475 | 85% |
| 11 | 464 | 89% |
| 12 | 511 | 85% |
| 13 | 541 | 83% |
| 14 | 566 | 84% |
| 15 | 633 | 86% |
| 16 | 776 | 84% |
| 17 | 845 | 84% |
| 18 | 858 | 83% |
| 19 | 809 | 85% |
| 20 | 856 | 84% |
Fuel types: Petrol (9,480), Electric (6), Diesel (2), LPG (2)
Most common Jaguar E-type MOT faults
These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Jaguar E-type MOT tests:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (1,896 times)
- Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3) (1,847 times)
- Oil leak (1,834 times)
- Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1,456 times)
- Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (1,330 times)
- Nearside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1,162 times)
- Horn not working (1.6.2a) (1,130 times)
- Offside Front wheel bearing has slight play (2.5.A.3c) (1,095 times)
- Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (870 times)
- Steering column top bearing slightly worn (2.1.2c) (750 times)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (692 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (625 times)
- Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (607 times)
- Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (601 times)
- Steering system has slight free play detected at steering wheel (2.2.A.1b) (597 times)
Jaguar E-type pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 19 | 56 | 86% | 37,142 |
| 2020 | 41 | 86 | 87% | 34,669 |
| 2019 | 66 | 140 | 84% | 36,220 |
| 2018 | 99 | 243 | 84% | 44,890 |
| 2017 | 149 | 421 | 82% | 45,684 |
| 2016 | 178 | 592 | 82% | 45,551 |
| 2015 | 184 | 681 | 83% | 44,654 |
| 2014 | 123 | 641 | 82% | 48,314 |
| 2013 | 80 | 420 | 86% | 42,568 |
| 2012 | 58 | 371 | 85% | 49,147 |
| 2011 | 49 | 367 | 84% | 70,066 |
| 2010 | 37 | 258 | 85% | 52,196 |
| 2009 | 24 | 213 | 88% | 53,645 |
| 2008 | 24 | 236 | 86% | 57,434 |
| 2007 | 29 | 243 | 80% | 51,427 |
| 2006 | 34 | 318 | 89% | 45,497 |
| 2005 | 47 | 497 | 85% | 47,988 |
| 2004 | 41 | 319 | 88% | 55,993 |
| 2003 | 49 | 504 | 85% | 46,411 |
| 2002 | 49 | 529 | 84% | 48,552 |
| 2001 | 38 | 451 | 85% | 76,449 |
| 2000 | 34 | 364 | 85% | 87,242 |
| 1999 | 66 | 603 | 86% | 61,599 |
| 1998 | 55 | 547 | 84% | 50,696 |
| 1997 | 62 | 705 | 89% | 59,449 |
| 1996 | 48 | 564 | 89% | 61,105 |
| 1995 | 50 | 583 | 87% | 39,437 |
| 1994 | 73 | 779 | 85% | 50,095 |
| 1993 | 73 | 805 | 84% | 48,608 |
| 1992 | 80 | 822 | 85% | 43,314 |
| 1991 | 123 | 1,386 | 84% | 58,245 |
| 1990 | 223 | 2,468 | 83% | 52,302 |
| 1989 | 197 | 1,900 | 84% | 53,448 |
| 1988 | 55 | 623 | 84% | 51,529 |
| 1987 | 31 | 380 | 85% | 58,977 |
| 1986 | 32 | 380 | 86% | 56,214 |
| 1985 | 28 | 400 | 82% | 56,815 |
| 1984 | 50 | 398 | 83% | 41,908 |
| 1983 | 37 | 365 | 83% | 53,805 |
| 1982 | 47 | 446 | 83% | 48,232 |
| 1981 | 20 | 207 | 85% | 80,190 |
| 1980 | 39 | 381 | 80% | 50,400 |
| 1979 | 36 | 380 | 85% | 56,628 |
| 1978 | 42 | 463 | 84% | 53,074 |
| 1977 | 10 | 98 | 89% | 30,367 |
| 1976 | 8 | 73 | 79% | 61,168 |
| 1975 | 74 | 746 | 85% | 42,894 |
| 1974 | 317 | 3,173 | 84% | 47,321 |
| 1973 | 809 | 7,552 | 83% | 57,309 |
| 1972 | 554 | 5,338 | 83% | 58,979 |
| 1971 | 536 | 4,832 | 83% | 60,157 |
| 1970 | 728 | 7,192 | 84% | 62,978 |
| 1969 | 633 | 6,204 | 83% | 58,917 |
| 1968 | 492 | 4,528 | 83% | 56,978 |
| 1967 | 447 | 3,961 | 83% | 52,364 |
| 1966 | 444 | 4,053 | 85% | 54,640 |
| 1965 | 478 | 4,543 | 86% | 49,411 |
| 1964 | 256 | 2,159 | 85% | 53,634 |
| 1963 | 245 | 1,887 | 86% | 44,196 |
| 1962 | 379 | 2,863 | 87% | 43,702 |
| 1961 | 155 | 1,131 | 89% | 45,033 |
| 1960 | 3 | 4 | 100% | 46,477 |
| 1958 | 1 | 3 | 33% | 10 |
| 1955 | 1 | 1 | 100% | 53,194 |
| 1951 | 1 | 2 | 100% | — |
Jaguar E-type reliability FAQ
Across 9,490 Jaguar E-type vehicles in our MOT data,
84% pass the MOT (a 16% failure rate), with about
1.1 faults or advisories recorded per test.
The most frequently recorded Jaguar E-type MOT issues are:
Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Windscreen washer provides insufficient washer liquid (8.2.3); Oil leak.
The typical Jaguar E-type in our data has covered around
53,678 miles.
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