Jaguar I-Pace 2020: reliability & common MOT faults

At a glance

How 7,457 first tests went in 2025.

Passed first time: 91 in every 100
Did not pass first time: 9 in every 100661 failed first-attempt tests
The typical car: 5 yearsabout 41,361 miles
First tests counted: 7,457

What failed most often

Tyre condition (front)25 in every 100 failed tests
Track rod end (front)12 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 2020 Jaguar I-Pace vehicles in 2025, not a prediction that any one car will have them. Faults are grouped by part of the car. They come from MOT defect codes, not manufacturer bulletins, recalls or a diagnosis of any one car.

Steering

One fault: track rod end (front), 11 times as often as on similar cars.

Figures below are measured across the 660 of 661 failed first attempts (99.8%) that recorded an odometer reading in 2025. Mileage is needed to compare like with like.

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 78 first tests11 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 49 first tests, 20 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.

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.

Non-component advisories (front)

Noted on 20 first tests2.3 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: 91in every 100; Passed on the first test.
Fixed at the station: 1in every 100; Failed, then fixed at the test station the same day.
Failed: 8in every 100; Did not pass, and were not fixed at the test station.

First-attempt pass 91.1% of 7,457 first tests (2025): only cars that passed first time count. Official-style pass 92.5%: cars fixed at the test station also count as a pass. The 1 fixed and the 8 not fixed make the 9 in every 100 that did not pass first time.

Same model, other years

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

Newer cars are younger, so look for a jump rather than the climb. A year earlier (2024), when these cars were a year younger, 93 in every 100 passed first time.

Year	Passed first time	First tests
2018	87 in every 100	658
2019	90 in every 100	3,645
2020 This car	91 in every 100	7,457
2021	92 in every 100	4,813
2022	93 in every 100	4,399

If you are buying one

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

Mileage makes a modest difference on a 2020 I-Pace.

Of 2020 I-Pace vehicles with under 30,000 miles, 94 in every 100 passed their 2025 MOT first time. With 55,000 miles or more, 89 in every 100 did.

Under 30,0001,548 tests

94

30,000–38,0001,529 tests

92

38,000–45,000 Typical car1,348 tests

91

45,000–55,0001,505 tests

90

55,000 and over1,525 tests

89

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 30,000	38,000–45,000	55,000 and over
Tyre condition (front)	2.2	2.5	1.8
Track rod end (front)	0.3	0.8	2.0

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

When a car fails

68in every 100

of failed cars had one item to fix.

9in every 100

of failed cars had three or more items to fix.

3in 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.

Is the 2020 Jaguar I-Pace reliable?

The 2020 Jaguar I-Pace follows the pattern of the model years either side. Its main cause of failure was Tyre condition (front), about 25 in every 100 failed tests. In 2025, 91.1% of 7,457 first MOTs on the 2020 Jaguar I-Pace passed first time (PRS: items fixed at the station the same day, counted as a fail). The official-style rate including PRS is 92.5%. Among 661 failed first-attempt MOT tests (test year 2025), Track rod end (front) appears more often than on similar cars (11.8% of those tests; 78 observed failures; about 11× 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.

What is most likely to fail on a 2020 Jaguar I-Pace?

Ranked by how often they were actually recorded, the items that most often failed a 2020 Jaguar I-Pace at the first attempt were Tyre condition (front) (24.7%) and Track rod end (front) (11.8%), 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.

What common MOT faults stand out on the Jaguar I-Pace 2020?

Among failed first-attempt tests we highlight patterns that appear more often than on similar cars. Top example: Track rod end (front) (11.8% of those tests; 78 observed failures; about 11× more often than similar cars). These are statistical signals, not a diagnosis of any individual car.

Why does Track rod end (front) stand out?

Track rod end (front) shows up more often than on similar cars (11.8% of those tests; 78 observed failures; about 11× 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.

What are common problems with the 2020 Jaguar I-Pace?

Common MOT problem areas for the 2020 Jaguar I-Pace include Track rod end (front). These are the faults that stand out compared with similar cars, not a complete list of what can go wrong on any individual car.

How should I read advisories vs fails?

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.

What does this Jaguar I-Pace 2020 MOT report cover?

This page highlights MOT failure patterns for the 2020 Jaguar I-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.

Does this include engine and gearbox problems?

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.