91%
Jaguar F-TYPE pass rate
Used Jaguar F-TYPE buying guide
In 2025, Jaguar F-TYPE cars passed 91% of 15,631 initial MOT tests, 18.7 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Jaguar F-TYPE MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+18.7
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the F-TYPE sits 23rd of 575 models in the data. Jaguar as a brand averaged 79.4%, so this model runs 11.6 points ahead of its own brand. Jaguar F-TYPE cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 88.4%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Jaguar F-TYPE MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the F-TYPE compares with similar cars.
F-TYPE fuel types
Petrol was the most common fuel among Jaguar F-TYPE cars tested in 2025. Diesel made up just 0% of tests.
Where the F-TYPE fails its MOT
Where Jaguar F-TYPE cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (13.6%), wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (12.3%) and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (6.2%). See every common F-TYPE MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Jaguar F-TYPE that failed, not a claim that every F-TYPE has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used F-TYPE?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at in each.
1
Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear. 32.7% of F-TYPE failure items.
2
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 18.5% of F-TYPE failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting. 14.4% of F-TYPE failure items.
4
Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing. 10% of F-TYPE failure items.
5
Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks. 8.2% of F-TYPE failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Jaguar F-TYPE failures cluster around tyres and visibility tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Jaguar models
The most-tested Jaguar models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the F-TYPE.
Used Jaguar F-TYPE FAQs
Is the Jaguar F-TYPE reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 91% first-time pass rate for the Jaguar F-TYPE across 15,631 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Jaguar F-TYPE cars fail their MOT more often?
Jaguar F-TYPE cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90.9% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 88.4%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Jaguar F-TYPE?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, visibility and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Jaguar F-TYPE's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.