29,826 tests in 2025
Jaguar E-Pace reliability and MOT pass rate
90% passed first time. The 10% fail rate is 12.6 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 6 years old with 43,623 miles.
Pass rate
90%
22.6% of all cars failed; 10% of these did.
Fixed on the day
2.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
43,623 mi
6 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 9,997 | 8.1% |
| 6-9 years | 19,802 | 11% |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 1 | — |
What the E-Pace fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Tyres1,053 dangerous42.9%
- Brakes620 dangerous24.2%
- Visibility3 dangerous20.2%
- Noise, emissions and leaks3 dangerous19.3%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment2 dangerous5.5%
- Suspension8 dangerous4.2%
- Identification of the vehicle2.2%
- Body, chassis, structure7 dangerous1.8%
Is the E-Pace getting worse?
The fail rate rose 2 points to 10.5% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 22,340 | — | 8.5% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 27,164 | — | 9.4% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 23,057 | — | 10.4% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 24,936 | — | 10.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical E-Pace at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a E-Pace in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords472 tests
- 2Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively469 tests
- 3Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction431 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick396 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm349 tests
- 6Condition: has ply or cords exposed231 tests
- 7Brake discs: significantly and obviously worn173 tests
- 8Condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure128 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical E-Pace collects 2.37 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened5,130 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm4,268 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick3,539 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure3,070 tests
- 5Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt762 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre724 tests
- 7Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak648 tests
- 8Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords599 tests
Questions
What is the Jaguar E-Pace MOT pass rate?
90% of the 29,826 Jaguar E-Pace first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 10% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 2.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Jaguar E-Pace usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords", recorded on 472 failed tests, followed by "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction". By section, tyres appears in 42.9% of failures, brakes appears in 24.2% of failures, visibility appears in 20.2% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 8.1%; at 6-9 years it was 11%. The median Jaguar E-Pace tested in 2025 was 6 years old with 43,623 miles.
Is the Jaguar E-Pace getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 2 points to 10.5% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every E-Pace trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 13 safety recalls naming the Jaguar E-Pace: Jaguar E-Pace recalls.
Other Jaguar models
Checking a particular E-Pace?
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