Jaguar F-PACE MOT pass rate and common problems

The Jaguar F-PACE passed 85.1% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 12.8 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively.

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How the F-PACE compares

Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.

85.1%

Jaguar F-PACE

79.4%

Jaguar average

72.3%

UK average, all cars

The F-PACE runs 5.7 points ahead of the Jaguar average. It is 4th of the 11 Jaguar models in the data. The average F-PACE arrived at its test 6.3 years old with 55,832 miles recorded.

A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.

F-PACE MOT pass rate by age

The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.

Jaguar F-PACE cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.4% of MOT tests. For cars aged 6 to 10 years that fell to 83.1%, a drop of 4.4 percentage points.

Age at testTestsPass ratevs UK average
3 to 5 years 20,988 87.4% 15.1 pts above
6 to 10 years 33,714 83.1% 10.8 pts above

That is a smaller decline than most cars show. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.

Where F-PACE failures cluster

Every failure item recorded on Jaguar F-PACE cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.

  • Tyres22.3%
  • Brakes16.1%
  • Visibility16.1%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14.4%
  • Steering11.2%
  • Noise, emissions and leaks8.6%

Tyres and brakes together account for 38.4% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.

The 10 most common F-PACE MOT failures

Specific items recorded on Jaguar F-PACE cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.

  1. 1Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectivelyVisibility 10.6%
  2. 2Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mmTyres 9.7%
  3. 3Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thickBrakes 7.5%
  4. 4Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunctionNoise, emissions and leaks 7.2%
  5. 5Condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cordsTyres 7%
  6. 6Track rod end ball joint has excessive playSteering 7%
  7. 7Headlamp aim too lowLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.1%
  8. 8Washers provides insufficient washer liquidVisibility 2.8%
  9. 9Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirtSteering 2.8%
  10. 10Headlamp aim too highLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 2.5%

Together these 10 items make up 60.1% of everything testers recorded against failed Jaguar F-PACE cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.

What to look at on a F-PACE

The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.

1

Tyres

Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 16.7% of failure items.

2

Visibility

Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 13.4% of failure items.

3

Steering

Recorded most often: track rod end ball joint has excessive play and track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 9.7% of failure items.

4

Brakes

Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 7.5% of failure items.

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Jaguar F-PACE MOT FAQs

What is the Jaguar F-PACE MOT pass rate?

85.1% of Jaguar F-PACE cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 58,724 tests. That is 12.8 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 118th of 575 models.

What does a Jaguar F-PACE most commonly fail its MOT on?

The item testers recorded most often on Jaguar F-PACE cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 10.6% of failure items. Next were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (9.7%) and brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (7.5%).

Which area causes the most Jaguar F-PACE MOT failures?

Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 22.3%, followed by brakes at 16.1%.

Do older Jaguar F-PACE cars fail their MOT more often?

Jaguar F-PACE cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.4% of MOT tests in 2025, against 83.1% for cars aged 6 to 10 years.

Does this mean every Jaguar F-PACE has these problems?

No. These are the items testers recorded across every Jaguar F-PACE that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.

How do I see a specific Jaguar F-PACE's MOT history?

Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.