Jaguar E-Type: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Jaguar E-Type passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 14.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,328 individual Jaguar E-Type tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 90.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Jaguar E-Types presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Jaguar E-Type tested had covered 45,097 miles and was built around 1987.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Jaguar E-Type bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Jaguar E-Type rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Jaguar E-Types actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Jaguar E-Type

1. A wheel bearing with excessive play, 0.8% of tests (5.64x the national rate for this defect)
2. Audible warning inoperative, 0.8% of tests (3.57x the national rate for this defect)
3. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2.2% of tests (1.8x the national rate for this defect)
4. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.1% of tests
6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1.6% of tests
7. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.3% of tests
8. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 1% of tests
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.6% of tests
10. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.5% of tests

From 2,114 DVSA-tracked Jaguar E-Type tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.8% of these flagged Jaguar E-Type defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Other Jaguar models

• Jaguar Xf - 77.9%
• Jaguar F-Pace - 86.9%
• Jaguar Xe - 84.3%
• Jaguar X-Type - 62.9%
• Jaguar E-Pace - 89%
• Jaguar Xj - 78.3%
• Jaguar I-Pace - 92.8%
• Jaguar F-Type - 91.4%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Volvo Xc40 Rdesign Pro T5 Recharge A - 90.8%
• Subaru Wrx - 90.8%
• Jaguar F-Pace R-Dynam Se D Mhev Awd A - 90.8%
• Skoda Superb Se L Tsi S-A - 90.8%
• Citroen C5 Aircross Shine Puretech S/S - 90.8%
• Kia Xceed First Edition Isg - 90.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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