Does the Jaguar E-Type fail the MOT on noise, emissions and leaks more than it should?

The Jaguar E-Type records 0.54 noise, emissions and leaks failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.93 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−6.39, 95% interval −6.98 to −5.81). It ranks 671 of 678 models on noise, emissions and leaks (1 = most failures above expected).

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No single noise, emissions and leaks defect wording reaches 30 items on the Jaguar E-Type; the failures are spread across several.