Does the Jaguar F-Type fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Jaguar F-Type records 1.74 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 6.32 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−4.58, 95% interval −4.76 to −4.39). It ranks 511 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Jaguar F-Type by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jaguar F-Type is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 457 times in 2019–2024.

Jaguar F-Type: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	457	0.65
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	146	0.21
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps	130	0.18
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	115	0.16
A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)	96	0.14

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

Does the Jaguar F-Type fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

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