Secara [[psikometri]], MBTI memiliki beberapa kekurangan yaitu tidak [[valid|''"sahih''"]] (tidak mengukur yang seharusnya diketahui dari individu) dan tidak memiliki [[reliabilitas]] (hasil tes yang tidak konsisten, jika tes dilakukan berulang kali terhadap individu yang sama).<ref name="Pittenger1993">{{cite journal |last = Pittenger |first = David J. |title = Measuring the MBTI ... And Coming Up Short. |journal = Journal of Career Planning and Employment |volume = 54 |issue = 1 |pages = 48–52 |date=November 1993 |url = http://www.indiana.edu/~jobtalk/HRMWebsite/hrm/articles/develop/mbti.pdf |format = PDF |accessdate = }}</ref><ref name=Gardner>{{cite journal|title=Using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator to study managers: A literature review and research agenda|journal=Journal of Management|year=1996|volume=22|pages=45–83|author1=William L. Gardner |author2=Mark J. Martinko |lastauthoramp=yes |doi=10.1177/014920639602200103}}</ref><ref name="Boyle2">{{cite journal |last1 = Boyle |first1 = G J |year = 1995 |title = Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI): Some psychometric limitations |url = |journal = Australian Psychologist |volume = 30 |issue = |pages = 71–74 |doi = 10.1111/j.1742-9544.1995.tb01750.x }}</ref>
