Does the Jaguar E-Type fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Jaguar E-Type records 1.31 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 13.97 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−12.66, 95% interval −13.49 to −11.83). It ranks 647 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Jaguar E-Type by registration

No single body, chassis and structure defect wording reaches 30 items on the Jaguar E-Type; the failures are spread across several.