2021 Jaguar E-Pace: MOT pass rate and reliability

94.4% of 2021 Jaguar E-Paces pass the MOT first time, measured across 375 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 26,624 miles.

How the 2021 compares

  • Against all Jaguar E-Paces (89.3%, 23,763 tests): +5.1 points
  • Against all 2021 cars (90%): +4.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Jaguar E-Pace model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2021 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Jaguar E-Pace:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2017 87.3% 221 48,297
2018 89% 10,159 46,903
2019 89% 9,810 40,485
2020 90.9% 3,195 32,250
2021 94.4% 375 26,624

What this means if you are buying a 2021 E-Pace

The 2021 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 5.1 points more often than the Jaguar E-Pace average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 5-year-old car fails on

A 2021 car is 5 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is low mileage, which usually means light urban use. Short journeys are harder on batteries, brakes and exhausts than motorway miles, so do not assume low miles means low wear. On a 2021 Jaguar E-Pace the average at test was 26,624 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

2021 is the strongest year on record for this model at 94.4%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

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