Model Reports 5 min read Updated 18 Oct 2026

Jaguar F-Pace 2016: reliability & common MOT faults

In 2025, 82 in every 100 first MOTs on a 2016 Jaguar F-Pace were passes. Most common reason for a fail: Track rod end (front).

Summary

The 2016 Jaguar F-Pace follows the pattern of the model years either side.

At a glance

How 7,030 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time
82 in every 100
Did not pass first time
18 in every 1001,293 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car
9 yearsabout 73,480 miles
First tests counted
7,030

What failed most often

  1. Track rod end (front)22 in every 100 failed tests
  2. Tyre tread depth (rear)9 in every 100 failed tests
  3. Brake pads (rear)8 in every 100 failed tests

How we count this. Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Only Class 4 cars on their first MOT of the year are counted. A car that fails and is fixed at the test station still counts as a fail in the first-attempt rate. These are raw results, not adjusted for age, mileage, or peer mix. The MOT does not test engine or gearbox internals.

Note:

These are patterns across 2016 Jaguar F-Pace vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. A wear pattern follows age and use more than the way the car was built. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Steering

One fault: track rod end (front), 4.8 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 1,293 failed first attempts in 2025 that had a mileage recorded, which allows a like-for-like comparison.

We only list faults with at least 20 failures and a rate of about 2.0 times that of similar cars, which keeps one-off results out of the list.

Track rod end (front)

Failed on 282 first tests4.8 times as often as similar carsLikely evidence

What it means

A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play is Major, and one worn to the extent there is a serious risk of detachment is graded Dangerous. A dust cover that is damaged but still keeps dirt out is Minor, and one missing or no longer keeping dirt out is Major. Testers must tell wear from a joint's built-in clearance or spring loading.

Also noted as an advisory

Testers also noted it as an advisory, worn but not yet failing, on 104 first tests, 8.2 times as often as on similar cars.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage. Advisories count notes recorded on failed first tests only.

Seat belts and restraints

One fault: airbag warning light, 2.9 times as often as on similar cars.

Airbag warning light

Failed on 33 first tests2.9 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

The airbag warning lamp (SRS MIL in DVSA's wording) is failed only if it indicates a system malfunction, which is Major. A lamp lit to show the passenger airbag is disabled is not to be regarded as a defect. Dashboard messages are not a defect in their own right, though they can help the tester confirm a malfunction.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Tyres

One wear pattern: tyre tread depth (rear), 2.7 times as often as on similar cars.

Tyre tread depth (rear)

Failed on 112 first tests2.7 times as often as similar carsWear pattern

What it means

Only primary grooves count when tread depth is assessed: those holding the wear indicators, or cut as deep as those when new. Shallower secondary grooves are ignored. Tread depth below the minimum for the vehicle is Dangerous, and so is a pattern not visible over the whole tread, but that second row applies only to vehicles that need the lower minimum.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Noise, emissions and leaks

One fault: diesel engine warning light, 2.6 times as often as on similar cars.

Diesel engine warning light

Failed on 101 first tests2.6 times as often as similar carsPossible evidence

What it means

An engine malfunction indicator lamp that is illuminated to show a malfunction is graded Major on a diesel, but only on the diesels the test covers, which depends on the vehicle type and when it was first used. DVSA lists it under exhaust emissions for compression ignition engines, and the detail line for the row also names an inoperative lamp.

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

Advisories

Other things testers noted as worn or close to failing, more often than on similar cars.

An advisory is a note from the tester about something that has not failed yet. It is an early warning, not a fail. Advisories for the faults above are shown with those faults.

Flexible brake hoses (rear)

Noted on 24 first tests4.3 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Suspension sub-frame (rear)

Noted on 26 first tests2.7 times as often as similar carsElevated evidence

Data: UK MOT open data, 2025. Counts cover advisories recorded on failed first tests only, compared with cars of the same age and mileage.

MOT pass rates

How first tests ended, and how the pass rates are counted.

Passed first time
82in every 100
Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station
2in every 100
Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed
16in every 100
Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 81.6% of 7,030 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 84.3%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 2 fixed and the 16 not fixed make the 18 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Petrol and diesel

First testsTypical mileagePassed first time, as testedPassed first time, same mileage
Diesel6,61174,542 miles8182
Petrol41959,092 miles8482

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Cars with more miles usually fail more often, so the same-mileage figure gives every fuel the mileage mix of all the cars in this year.

Same model, other years

Passed first time in every 100, all tested in 2025.

4060801002016201720182019202020212022Newer cars
40608010020162020Newer cars

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb.

YearPassed first timeFirst tests
2016 This car82 in every 1007,030
201783 in every 10011,604
201884 in every 1009,862
201985 in every 1009,313
202087 in every 1006,211
202188 in every 1006,769
202290 in every 1004,855

If you are buying one

What this year's MOT record means for the decision in front of you.

Mileage matters most on a 2016 F-Pace.

Of 2016 F-Pace vehicles with under 54,000 miles, 85 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 95,000 miles or more, 76 in every 100 did.

Under 54,0001,390 tests
85
54,000–68,0001,477 tests
85
68,000–80,000 Typical car1,358 tests
82
80,000–95,0001,405 tests
80
95,000 and over1,400 tests
76

Petrol or diesel?

Typical mileagePassed first time,
as tested		Passed first time,
same mileage
Diesel74,542 miles8182
Petrol59,092 miles8482

Figures are in every 100 first tests. Petrol cars look better on the raw figures only because diesel cars have done more miles (typically 74,542 against 59,092). At the same mileage there is no clear difference between the two.

What to check at your mileage

How often each fault turned up on a failed first test, by the car's mileage. Read it as: what is likely to need looking at on a car like the one in front of you.

Under 54,00068,000–80,00095,000 and over
Track rod end (front)1.93.76.6
Tyre tread depth (rear)1.21.72.0
Brake pads (rear)1.21.32.4
Diesel engine warning light0.61.82.6
Tyre condition (rear)0.90.90.9

Faults per 100 first tests, by the car's mileage at the test.

When a car fails

55in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

18in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

5in every 100

of all first tests had a defect the tester marked dangerous (unsafe to drive away).

Every figure here is a first-attempt MOT rate from DVSA open data for this model line, for cars of this model year tested in 2025. Each mileage band holds a fifth of the tests. MOTs do not test engine or gearbox internals, so this is a pre-purchase checklist, not a full reliability score.

FAQs

Short answers about how to read this model-year guide.

The 2016 Jaguar F-Pace follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Track rod end (front), about 22 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 81.6% of 7,030 first MOTs on the 2016 Jaguar F-Pace passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 84.3%. Among 1,293 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Track rod end (front) appears more often than on similar cars (21.8% of those tests; 282 observed failures; about 4.8× more often than similar cars). There is no single reliability score here; this is a pre-purchase checklist built from DVSA open data, not a guarantee for any individual car.
Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2016 Jaguar F-Pace at the first attempt were Track rod end (front) (21.8%), Tyre tread depth (rear) (8.7%) and Brake pads (rear) (8.2%), each as a share of the year's failed first attempts. That is what goes wrong most often on the car. The common faults table shows a different measure: faults that are unusual compared with similar cars.
Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Track rod end (front) (21.8% of those tests; 282 observed failures; about 4.8× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.
Track rod end (front) shows up more often than on similar cars (21.8% of those tests; 282 observed failures; about 4.8× more often than similar cars). That does not prove a design fault. Age, mileage, and how the car was used still matter. Treat it as a pre-purchase checkpoint, not a manufacturer service bulletin.
Common MOT problem areas for the 2016 Jaguar F-Pace include Track rod end (front), Airbag warning light, Diesel engine warning light. These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.
Advisories flag issues noted at the test and are not a fail rate. We show advisory patterns that appear more often than on similar cars among failed first-attempt tests, separate from common failure rows. Use them as early-warning checks, not as a pass/fail score.
This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2016 Jaguar F-Pace (registration year) using UK DVSA open data for the selected test year. Patterns are compared with cars of a similar age and mileage. It is a buyer checklist from MOT defect statistics, not a full service history or manufacturer service-bulletin list.
No. MOT tests do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronic modules. Patterns here come from MOT defect statistics only and should not be read as engine or gearbox reliability scores.

About this data

How this page is built and what it can (and can't) say.

These figures come from UK MOT open data for this model year. We surface common failure patterns against similar cars, not a full reliability score, and not a pass/fail verdict on any individual vehicle.

2024 2025

What we include

UK Class 4 cars only. Normal MOT tests (not retests); first test per vehicle per calendar year; results pass, PRS, or fail.

Same-day repairs

PRS means the car failed items that were fixed at the test station and then passed the same day. We count PRS as a first-attempt fail in headline rates so same-day repairs do not hide problems.

How we compare

We compare this model year with other Class 4 cars of similar age and mileage in the same test year. This model family is left out of the peer group so the car is not measured against itself.

What this does not cover

  • MOTs do not cover engine internals, gearboxes, or many electronics; this is not a full reliability score.
  • Common faults come from MOT defect stats, not manufacturer TSBs or recalls.
  • Age and mileage matching reduces, but does not remove, differences in how cars were used and maintained.
  • If the data for a car is too thin to say anything useful, we say so rather than guess.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Check any vehicle’s MOT history

Full MOT history, mileage records, and reliability insights for any UK vehicle.

Run a free check