Does the Jaguar F-Type fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

The Jaguar F-Type records 0.97 brakes failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.42 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.45, 95% interval −4.62 to −4.28). It ranks 554 of 712 models on brakes (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on brakes?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jaguar F-Type is “a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm”, recorded 211 times in 2019–2024.

Jaguar F-Type: most frequent brakes defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm	211	0.30
Brake lining or pad worn down to wear indicator	74	0.10
Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution.	62	0.09
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn	43	0.06
Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured	34	0.05

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 70,749 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

If a Jaguar F-Type gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

2.9% of Jaguar F-Type MOTs with a brakes advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 11.9 months and 4,227 miles later (3,955 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,955 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Jaguar F-Type fail the MOT on brakes more than it should?

What exactly fails on brakes?

If a Jaguar F-Type gets a brakes advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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