Jaguar E-Pace 2018: MOT failure rate for its age

12.8% of 41,169 MOT tests of the Jaguar E-Pace first registered in 2018 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 107.6 (95% CI 104.7–110.5; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2018 Jaguar E-Pace fails more often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Jaguar E-Pace built in 2018 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	12.8	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	41169
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 104.7–110.5)	107.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	41169
Rank among this model's 4 build years	4	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	41169
Tested in 2024	10147	tests	median 44,429 miles	2024	10147

Built 2018 against Jaguar E-Pace normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 10.8% vs 9.7%; age 4: 12.8% vs 11.3%; age 5: 13.7% vs 13.1%; age 6: 13.8% vs 13.3%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2018 Jaguar E-Pace by registration · All Jaguar E-Pace MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2018 Jaguar E-Pace fail at each age?

Cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Jaguar E-Pace built 2018: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	10,307	10.8	10.2–11.4	9.7	111.3
4	10,466	12.8	12.2–13.4	11.3	112.9
5	10,249	13.7	13–14.4	13.1	104.3
6	10,147	13.8	13.1–14.5	13.3	103.5

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 41,169 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2018 Jaguar E-Pace?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2018 is visibility: 6.3 items per 100 first tests, against 5.5 across all build years of the Jaguar E-Pace. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2018 were tested at ages 3 to 6.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Jaguar E-Pace built 2018 against the Jaguar E-Pace in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2018, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	6.3	5.5	2,598
Tyres	5.5	5.4	2,273
Brakes	3.7	3.2	1,545
Noise, emissions and leaks	1.5	1.5	616
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	0.9	0.8	354

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 41,343 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2018 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Jaguar E-Pace, 2018 ranks 4 (1 = fails least for its age). 2017: index 106.0. 2019: index 101.8.

Jaguar E-Pace build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2017	106.0	85.8–126.2	no different (rough estimate)	827
2018	107.6	104.7–110.5	worse	41,169
2019	101.8	98.6–105.0	no different	34,203
2020	93.5	88.3–98.8	better	12,599

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 88,798 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Jaguar E-Pace 2018 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/jaguar-e-pace/2018/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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