Jaguar F-Pace MOT reliability

Jaguar F-Paces passed their MOT first time 85% of the time across 58,725 tests in 2025. 68,078 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

85%

MOTs analysed

58,725

Still licensed (GB)

68,078

Body type

Suv

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2021 diesel

4,993 MOTs

Passed first time 88%. Typical mileage 36,878 (most between 28,550 and 46,438).

2022: 100% → 2023: 97% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 88%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.3%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.9%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (0.7%)
Condition: has ply or cords exposed (0.6%)

2021 petrol

1,466 MOTs

Passed first time 89%. Typical mileage 30,281 (most between 22,388 and 39,088).

2021: 50% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 97% → 2024: 90% → 2025: 89%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.5%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.1%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.4%)
Headlamp aim: too high (0.8%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (0.7%)

2021 hybrid

691 MOTs

Passed first time 86%. Typical mileage 34,603 (most between 25,300 and 45,540).

2023: 100% → 2024: 87% → 2025: 86%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.6%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (2.0%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (1.4%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.2%)
Ball joint excessively worn (0.9%)

2021 ed

58 MOTs

These figures come from 58 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 34,380 (most between 28,390 and 42,346).

2024: 81% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (3.4%)
Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction (3.4%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (3.4%)
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid (1.7%)
Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (1.7%)

2021 electric

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 74,361 (most between 74,361 and 74,361).

2024: 0% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2021 F-Paces fail

Visibility & wipers

3.9%

Wheels & tyres

3.8%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

1.8%

Brakes

1.2%

Lights & electrics

0.8%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.4%

Steering

0.4%

Suspension & axles

0.4%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.