Does the Jaguar F-Pace fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?
The Jaguar F-Pace records 0.54 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.73 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.19, 95% interval −0.23 to −0.16). It ranks 290 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jaguar F-Pace is “A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated”, recorded 450 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot severely deteriorated | 450 | 0.22 |
| A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 188 | 0.09 |
| A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly | 187 | 0.09 |
| Fuel system leaking, or missing or ineffective filler cap | 70 | 0.03 |
| Bumper insecure or with damage likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted | 41 | 0.02 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 206,116 (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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