Where each one leads
Dodge Viper
- Against cars of the same year, the Dodge Viper comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 76% less often than average) than the Jaguar F-Type (fails 54% less often than average).
Jaguar F-Type
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2024 Jaguar F-Type uses 12.1 l/100 km, the 2017 Dodge Viper 16.6.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Dodge Viper | Jaguar F-Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1992–2015 | 2013–2024 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 31,658 (2013–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 15,088 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 934 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Dodge Viper | Jaguar F-Type | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 91% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | +15% |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| … against cars of the same year | −76% | −54% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | — | 5.2% |
| US owner complaints | 64 | 36 |
| Most complaints about | Structure | Engine |
| Model year with most complaints | 1996 (8) | 2016 (11) |
| US recall campaigns | 12 | 14 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 847 | 3,694 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 12 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Dodge Viper | Jaguar F-Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 16.6 l/100 km (2017) | 12.1 l/100 km (2024) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 227 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 269 kW (361 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,764 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €118,524 |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).