Does the Jaguar E-Type fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Jaguar E-Type records 0.73 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 4.42 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.69, 95% interval −4.15 to −3.22). It ranks 637 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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

No single tyres defect wording reaches 30 items on the Jaguar E-Type; the failures are spread across several.