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

The Jaguar F-Pace records 2.38 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 3.73 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−1.35, 95% interval −1.44 to −1.27). It ranks 361 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 F-Pace by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Jaguar F-Pace is “A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)”, recorded 768 times in 2019–2024.

Jaguar F-Pace: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A headlamp cleaning device inoperative in the case of LED or gas discharge systems (HID)	768	0.37
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	744	0.36
Headlamp levelling device inoperative	692	0.34
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	550	0.27
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED	361	0.18

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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