Customer reviews from LEGO
LEGO - Icons Jaguar E-Type Building Set 11381
Average customer rating
4
(22 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 22 reviews
5 Stars
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4 Stars
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1 Star
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68%of customers recommend this product.
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15 out of
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Customer Reviews for LEGO - Icons Jaguar E-Type Building Set 11381
Customer Rating
1
A headache to build!!
on August 29, 2026
Posted by: GoofyCookie037
First of all, if this hadn’t been a gift, I would have returned it after bag three. It is poorly designed, some colors are hard to use with the manual and you should have extra hands to hold the 1600 pulse pieces from completely falling off. The design team must have been on a time table to get this into production and in stores. It brought back bad memories of both T2 and the Shelby Mustang builds. Some small parts aren’t designed to hold other parts from clicking together. The final build looks good, but, I wouldn’t dare move it!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from LEGOBy Leah, LEGO® Customer Service, August 30, 2026
Thank you for your review and feedback for this set. If you'd like a hand troubleshooting the build or if you find that any pieces aren't holding together as they should, feel free to give us a shout at LEGO.build/Service so we can help!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
The Nostalgia is Strong with This One
on August 25, 2026
Posted by: BigOrangeTabby
I bought this set for my father on his 84th birthday. He had never been into Legos before, but he used to test cars for a racing team back in the 1960’s, and he often mentioned a Jaguar that he had especially loved. I took a gamble and bought this set, because the timeline matched and I thought there was an off chance that it might resemble that car. What I didn’t realize was that it was an exact match in terms of make and model, even down to the bottle green color. Despite being a Lego novice, he threw himself into this build, and he spent hours at the kitchen table putting this car together. It was NOT an easy process… he especially struggled with some of the fiddly one-stud pieces (of which there were many). However, he seemed to be having so much fun even during the more challenging parts of the build, and perhaps age has given him the patience to keep on going… or even backtrack to find that he had put part of the build together incorrectly, take it apart, and put it back together correctly. He delighted in the engineering of the build, marveling at how the pieces would come together in ways that he did not expect and form a part of the car that he did not expect (e.g., steering, engine block). I frequently heard murmurs of “I’ll be darned” and “Now that’s just clever”. Best of all, though, he was flooded with memories of this time of his life, and he would share them with me as he was building. In other words - yes, the build was challenging (especially for an 84-year-old newbie!), but it was so, SO worth it. It was never just about the build for him, but about the sense of wonder and nostalgia. Thank you, Lego… this was magical!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from LEGOBy Priv, LEGO® Customer Service, August 26, 2026
Thank you so much for sharing such an amazing moment of your father's experience. He really conquered the challenge as a newbie. We wish him the happiest of birthdays with many more builds and nostalgia to come!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
4
Fascinating build
on August 24, 2026
Posted by: Bret
This was truly a fascinating build.. As previous reviewers have stated there are some fragile connections, but I did not encounter any of the problems they have had with the build. And the completed model was transported from home to the office with only one piece (one of the headlights) coming detached during the move.
I bought this (and many of the cars) just to see how LEGO was able to create the shapes of these models, and this model probably (with the Cobra from last year) had the most potential for issues. And mostly their solutions worked incredibly well. There were several times where you would make mini-builds that look like nothing, and when assembled to the main car it made perfect sense. I am baffled with how the designers do some of these things, but in a good way.
Overall, a very fun, challenging build, with the end result looking fantastic.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Great car!!!! Extremely fun build!!?
on August 18, 2026
Posted by: Boobear2345
So I just looked at some of the reviews, and I'm really confused. This set was extremely fun build, all the pieces were in great condition!! I really enjoyed the build, I have over 400 lego sets, and found this set very enjoyable!!!! I would recommend this set 100%
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Spectacular set
on August 17, 2026
Posted by: csklr
I felt the need to write a review for this because there are some wacky negative reviews here. This was such an amazing set to build, with techniques I've never seen before and amazing stability despite these techniques involving a lot of 1-stud type pieces that don't lock exactly into place. The designers went the extra yard to ensure that they weren't asking you to do anything ridiculous, even though the building process made me literally say "wow" out loud multiple times. And it just looks amazing when it's done, with really cool features to boot!
Those who had bad experiences with this set, not counting issues of missing pieces (and the slight color inconsistency, which is a valid criticism), likely were not being precise enough with their single-stud piece rotation and were not checking for full piece joining along the way. Or may have just messed up some steps.
For me, sets like this that are complex, require focus and precision but are intuitive and well-designed are peak lego. Hoping for more like this! This was way more interesting than the Porsche 911 and even more interesting in a certain way than the 8:1 technic cars.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Quit Complaining
on August 15, 2026
Posted by: PeteC
The bad reviews are not a fair representation of this set. The set was fantastic to build and had some amazing techniques that I never experienced before in an Icons car. I believe the negative reviews are grossly exaggerating the difficulty of the build.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
EXCELLENT SET
on August 15, 2026
Posted by: wjdwnodioew
Best Icons set to date. The details on this set are fantastic, and Lego has perfectly captured the look of the E-type with the curves and play features. I personally love this set and feel it is very well priced, great addition to my collection. Definitely pick this set up if you haven't already!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO
Customer Rating
5
Excellent
on August 13, 2026
Posted by: PrinceLeapingCamel105
Please buy this!! This is by far the best looking ICONS car to date. The curves are beautiful, fun little details, good building techniques. Even if you are just buying it to put on shelf for display, you will feel like you got your moneys worth because of how great it looks. Well done LEGO!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting LEGO