2025 MOT results
Jaguar F-Pace common problems
The most common reason a Jaguar F-Pace fails its MOT is wiper blades that do not clear the screen, on 14.2% of its 8,752 failed tests in 2025. Against other cars of the same age, 2 faults stand out: a worn steering or suspension joint at 9.9% of failures against 1.4% expected; the engine management light on at 11.6% of failures against 4.8% expected.
- Tests in 2025 58,628 Cars aged three and over
- Failed first time 14.9% 8,752 tests
- Found a dangerous defect 4.1% Unsafe to drive away
- Ended with an advisory 38.1% A problem to watch, not a failure
What fails a Jaguar F-Pace MOT
Each bar is the share of failed Jaguar F-Pace tests with that defect. Where we can compare it with cars of the same registration years, the marker shows what an average car of those ages records (12 of the 12 items below).
Most common reasons for failure
A test can fail for more than one defect, so shares add up to more than 100%.
| Defect | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility | 14.2% |
| Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | 11.6% |
| Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | 10.6% |
| Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | 10.4% |
| Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play Steering | 9.9% |
| Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | 8.6% |
| Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility | 4.3% |
| Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 4.0% |
| Track rod end: ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | 3.9% |
| Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 3.0% |
| Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres | 2.5% |
| Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension | 2.3% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
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Wiper blades that do not clear the screen
14.2% of failures 9.6% expected 1.5 times as often
Wiper blades that leave the windscreen smeared or streaked across the area the driver looks through.
Look for split or hardened rubber, and lift each blade to see whether it still sits flat.
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Engine management light on
11.6% of failures 4.8% expected 2.4 times as often
The engine management light is on, or has been disconnected. Either fails the test.
A cheap code reader on the diagnostic socket will say what the car has stored before you pay for a test.
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Tyre worn below the legal limit
10.6% of failures 10.4% expected about as expected
A tyre worn past the 1.6mm legal minimum across the middle three quarters of the tread.
A 20p coin in the main grooves: if the outer band of the coin is visible, the tyre is close to the limit.
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Worn brake pads
10.4% of failures 9.3% expected about as expected
Friction material worn under 1.5mm, thinner than the point most manufacturers call the limit.
Look through the wheel spokes at the pad against the disc; wear indicators squeal before they get this far.
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Worn steering or suspension joint
9.9% of failures 1.4% expected 7.1 times as often
Play in a steering or suspension joint, where a worn ball and socket lets the wheel move where it should not.
A knock at low speed over rough ground, or vague steering, is the usual warning.
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Cut tyre
8.6% of failures 9.5% expected about as expected
A cut in the tyre deep or long enough to reach the structure underneath, usually from a kerb or debris.
Run a hand round the inner and outer walls of each tyre, which is where kerbing shows.
Which parts of the car fail
Tyres is the area that most often fails a Jaguar F-Pace, on 25.4% of failed tests. The widest gap against cars of the same registration years is steering, on 14.7% against 3.9% expected.
Failure categories
DVSA's own sections of the test. The marker is what cars of the same registration years record.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Tyres | 25.4% |
| Visibility | 21.7% |
| Brakes | 18.0% |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 17.3% |
| Steering | 14.7% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 13.3% |
| Suspension | 6.3% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2.9% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
What testers warn about
38.1% of Jaguar F-Pace tests ended with at least one advisory: a fault the tester found that did not fail the test. On Jaguar F-Paces, these are the items to ask about on a car you are viewing, because they are what the last tester expected to go next.
Most common advisories
Share of all tests, passes included.
| Advisory | Share of tests |
|---|---|
| Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres | 13.7% |
| Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes | 11.3% |
| Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes | 10.1% |
| Track rod end: ball joint has slight play Steering | 3.6% |
| Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories | 2.7% |
| Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres | 2.6% |
| Nail in tyre Non-component advisories | 2.3% |
| Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | 1.9% |
| Engine oil leak, but not excessive Noise, emissions and leaks | 1.5% |
| Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories | 1.3% |
| Flexible brake hoses: slight corrosion to ferrule Brakes | 1.0% |
| Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes | 1.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
What changes as a Jaguar F-Pace gets older
A 2022 Jaguar F-Pace failed 9.9% of its MOT tests in 2025; a 2016 one failed 18.2%. What fails changes as much as how often, and these are the two years themselves rather than an average across them.
2022 Jaguar F-Pace 9.9% failed, from 5,110 tests
- Wiper blades that do not clear the screen 37.3%
- Cut tyre 14.6%
- Engine management light on 8.9%
- Split joint boot 7.3%
- Headlamp aim set too high 5.5%
- Headlamp aim set too low 3.6%
2016 Jaguar F-Pace 18.2% failed, from 7,358 tests
- Worn steering or suspension joint 19.9%
- Tyre worn below the legal limit 11.0%
- Engine management light on 10.3%
- Worn brake pads 9.1%
- Wiper blades that do not clear the screen 7.6%
- Cut tyre 5.0%
Shares are of each year's failed tests. Every MOT a particular car has had, with the defects and advisories written at each test, is on GOV.UK's MOT history service from the registration, free.
Jaguar F-Pace problems: common questions
What is the most common problem with a Jaguar F-Pace?
Of the faults that fail an MOT, “Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively” is the most common: it appears on 14.2% of failed Jaguar F-Pace tests. Across categories, tyres is the area that most often fails one, on 25.4% of failed tests.
How often does a Jaguar F-Pace fail its MOT?
14.9% of Jaguar F-Pace tests in 2025 were not passed first time, from 58,628 tests of cars aged three and over. Allowing for the age and mileage of the cars tested, that gives it a UK Motoring Reliability Score of 61 out of 100, where 50 is as expected.
Does anything fail more often on a Jaguar F-Pace than on other cars?
Yes. “Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play” appears on 9.9% of its failures against 1.4% for cars of the same age, and “Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction” appears on 11.6% of its failures against 4.8% for cars of the same age. Where an item is missing from the national figures for a year, we use the smallest share those figures show, so the comparison never overstates the difference.
Are these the same as breakdowns or known faults?
No. These are the items a tester recorded at the MOT, which covers condition and safety: lamps, brakes, tyres, suspension, corrosion and emissions. A gearbox that is unpleasant, an infotainment screen that has died, or a car that will not start on a cold morning are not part of the test, so they are not in these figures.
Where do the figures come from?
Every normal MOT test of a Jaguar F-Pace aged three and over in Great Britain in 2025, from DVSA's anonymised MOT results. Retests are excluded, and the same fault on more than one wheel counts once.
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MOT defects and advisories | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 58,628 MOT tests | 19 September 2026 |
- Shares for defects are of failed tests; shares for advisories are of all tests. A test can carry several defects, so shares add to more than 100%.
- The expected share is what an average car of the same registration years records, weighted by where this model’s failures fall. Where an item is outside the national figures for a year, the smallest share those figures show is used in its place, which is an upper bound, so the comparison never overstates a model’s problems. No expectation is published where less than 80% of the model’s failures can be compared.
- Great Britain only: DVSA does not run MOT testing in Northern Ireland. Cars under three years old are not tested.
- The descriptions of what each part does are general and the same on every model. Every figure comes from the MOT data.
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