Does the Jaguar E-Pace fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Jaguar E-Pace records 0.76 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 2.86 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−2.10, 95% interval −2.21 to −2.00). It ranks 408 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Jaguar E-Pace by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jaguar E-Pace is “The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements”, recorded 259 times in 2019–2024.

Jaguar E-Pace: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	259	0.28
A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	87	0.09
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	61	0.07
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	39	0.04
A lens defective which has no effect on emitted light	38	0.04

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 93,604 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

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