14,301 tests in 2025
Jaguar F-Type reliability and MOT pass rate
92.7% passed first time. The 7.3% fail rate is 15.3 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 8 years old with 31,069 miles.
Pass rate
92.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 7.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
1.6%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
31,069 mi
8 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 2,637 | 7.4% |
| 6-9 years | 6,907 | 6.5% |
| 10-13 years | 4,741 | 8.5% |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the F-Type fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres465 dangerous43.2%
- Visibility22.5%
- Brakes74 dangerous12%
- Noise, emissions and leaks11.8%
- Suspension3 dangerous9.6%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4 dangerous9.5%
- Identification of the vehicle4.8%
- Road Wheels12 dangerous2.5%
Is the F-Type getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.9 points to 7.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.5 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 13,003 | 6 | 6.5% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 13,432 | 7 | 7.6% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 11,424 | 8 | 8.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 13,034 | 9 | 7.4% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical F-Type at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a F-Type in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm170 tests
- 2Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively152 tests
- 3Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords102 tests
- 4Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction91 tests
- 5Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure86 tests
- 6Condition: has ply or cords exposed65 tests
- 7Registration plates: does not conform to the specified requirements47 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick44 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical F-Type collects 2.12 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,772 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick786 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened695 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure543 tests
- 5Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords326 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre253 tests
- 7Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm224 tests
- 8Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure212 tests
Questions
What is the Jaguar F-Type MOT pass rate?
92.7% of the 14,301 Jaguar F-Type first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 7.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 1.6% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Jaguar F-Type usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", recorded on 170 failed tests, followed by "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords". By section, tyres appears in 43.2% of failures, visibility appears in 22.5% of failures, brakes appears in 12% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 7.4%; at 10-13 years it was 8.5%. The median Jaguar F-Type tested in 2025 was 8 years old with 31,069 miles.
Is the Jaguar F-Type getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.9 points to 7.4% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 7.5 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every F-Type trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 16 safety recalls naming the Jaguar F-Type: Jaguar F-Type recalls.
Other Jaguar models
Checking a particular F-Type?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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