Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 38,301 tests

Pass rate climbs 5.9 points across the cohorts — newer I Pace examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 223

Pass

87.9%

Fail

9.4%

PRS

2.7%

Avg mileage at test

40,728 mi

2018–2020 cohort 30,294

Pass

93.4%

Fail

5.0%

PRS

1.3%

Avg mileage at test

36,917 mi

2021+ cohort 7,784

Pass

93.8%

Fail

5.1%

PRS

0.8%

Avg mileage at test

29,053 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Jaguar I Pace: solid MOT record across 13,735 tests

The Jaguar I Pace is a electric-powered car sold in the UK market across multiple generations, covering a broad date range in the test population.

MOT data from 13,735 tests puts this car on an 91.7% first-time pass rate, well above the UK fleet average. Average mileage at test is 29,597 miles. The most common fail item is damaged tyre sidewall or structure, followed by tyre with exposed cords.

If you’re after a family EV, and you’ve got a few quid to spend on it, the I-Pace is definitely worthy of your consideration.

For used buyers, the I Pace's pass rate suggests it clears the MOT with fewer surprises than most — but the top failure items above are still worth a pre-purchase inspection, particularly on higher-mileage examples.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 38–46

A high-group car — insurance costs will be significantly above average. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

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01

A tyre seriously damaged

607 occurrences · 1.6% of tests
02

Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view

287 occurrences · 0.7% of tests
03

A tyre cords visible or damaged

242 occurrences · 0.6% of tests
04

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play

166 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
05

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

161 occurrences · 0.4% of tests
06

Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements

134 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
07

Wiper blade defective

131 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
08

A tyre seriously damaged

103 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
09

Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated

102 occurrences · 0.3% of tests
10

Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen

74 occurrences · 0.2% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£200–£430

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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 5.9-point gap between bands means the year you buy Jaguar I Pace has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

93.8%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 93.8% — a 5.9-point improvement. Tests in this band average 29,053 miles — roughly 12K miles fewer on the clock than the older band. Failures here are mostly wear items: has a cut in excess of the…, has ply or cords exposed — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.

Band to be cautious about

87.9%

Pre-2018 registration

On the older band (pre-2018), the data shows a 87.9% pass rate against a fleet average of 93.8% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: has a cut in excess of the…, ball joint has excessive play, and does not conform to the specified requirements. Average mileage on test for this band is 40,728 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (93.8% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: pre-2018 (87.9% pass). That's a 5.9-point spread across 223 older tests and 7,784 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Owner reports · Honest John

What owners actually report.

Verbatim faults logged by owners on honestjohn.co.uk over recent years. We didn't summarise — these are the words people typed in.

What's good

One of the most enjoyable cars of its type to drive, lots of standard equipment provided, good driving range of almost 300 miles between charges.

Recent owner-reported faults

20 Jan 2020
Report that 'timed charging function' of charge control unit for a Jaguar I-Pace simply does not work. It offers a start and end time to take advantage of off-peak electricity but the car automatically tries to fully charge at every opportunity - a nonsense for most users and 3 times the cost at peak (15p per kwh) vs off peak rates (5p per kwh). As well of this ,the more a fully charged battery is left plugged in to the mains the more the battery gradually loses capacity, like a laptop battery when the laptop is left permanently plugged in. [Otr 1.5" Cam / 28 Spline / 5" / 6" Manual Slack Adjuster | Manual Slack- 1 12/" 28 Spline 5" /6" | Otr-44051 Get Your Truck Ready For The Road Ahead™ With The Ideal Amount Of Tension In The Brake Linkage, With The Otr 1. 5" Cam / 28 Spline / 5"...FleetPride](https://www.bing.com/api/v1/mediation/tracking?adUnit=11725462&auId=4a43d040-4ab1-4f2a-bea8-ae6c9dfac7d5&bdc=pu&bidId=6&bidderId=4&cmExpId=LV2&impId=-200086220&impTy=1&ldc=rhf2nc
17 Aug 2018
Report of very significant delay in the supply of a new Jaguar I-Pace, apparently due to "technical issues and teething problems". After paying his deposit the buyer was given a schedule: 15/6/18 - Last amendment possible; 13/7/18 - Car Build; 17/8/18 - Delivery to dealer; 22/8/18 - Handover to me. With less than 3 weeks to go to handover, buyer made preparations including having a charge point installed, arranging finance for the car and arranging for his existing car to go on 17/8/2018. Then on 2/8/2018 (in response to a request for an update) the dealer informed him the car was now “slightly delayed” to 13/11/18. He was told the reasons are technical issues and teething problems, although the dealership is giving him different reasons from Jaguar UK but eventually disclosed that his car has not even been built yet. This means that Jaguar must have known about the delay sometime before 13/7/18 as that was the sechdueld delivery date and so they could have informed him sooner and if that had done so I would not have sold my existing car. They have refused to provide a substitute car untin the I-Pace arrives.

Source: honestjohn.co.uk · 2 reports indexed

Recall history

10 UK recalls on record.

The I Pace has 10 official UK vehicle recalls covering defect details, remedies, and affected build dates.

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Buying or keeping an I Pace?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own an I Pace and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.