Jaguar F-Pace: Years to Avoid and Best Years to Buy
Jaguar F-Pace: 9 model years scored from 125 NHTSA owner complaints and 26 recall campaigns. Worst year 2017, best year 2023.
Jaguar F-Pace: which years to avoid
Across 8 scored model years the Jaguar F-Pace ranges from 64/100 in 2017 to 91/100 in 2019 — a 27-point spread, so which year you buy matters. The weakest year’s complaints concentrate in Engine (33 of them).
Safest years: 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 — scored 70 or better.
Check carefully: 2017.
Scored from NHTSA complaints per year of exposure and recall campaigns. How the score works · every car’s years to avoid.
Year-by-year data table
Best year in our data: 2023 (score 88). Worst: 2017 (score 64, CAUTION).
| Year | Score | Verdict | Running cost / yr | NHTSA complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | DATA PENDING | $3,780 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 88 | BUY | $3,920 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 88 | BUY | $4,072 | 2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 82 | BUY | $4,200 | 0 | 5 |
| 2021 | 85 | BUY | $4,340 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 89 | BUY | $4,480 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 91 | BUY | $4,666 | 17 | 2 |
| 2018 | 74 | BUY | $5,512 | 43 | 3 |
| 2017 | 64 | CAUTION | $5,683 | 63 | 4 |
Running cost is fuel or energy plus the maintenance band midpoint for that car at its age today, re-priced to your country. Purchase price, insurance and depreciation are not included.
Photographs and every generation of the F-Pace, through the years →
F-Pace sub-models & family
Variants & trims on record
Body, powertrain and trim variants of the F-Pace on the federal record. Variants folded into this nameplate are counted in this page's data; the rest have too thin a record for a page of their own yet.
What goes wrong on the Jaguar F-Pace
Across every F-Pace model year in our index, owners report these component groups most often. The cost beside each one is the representative repair for that group at a US independent shop, re-priced to your country.
- Engine56 complaints across all F-Pace years · typical job: Cooling-system or timing-drive repair$1,040–$2,220
- Electrical System24 complaints across all F-Pace years · typical job: Alternator, battery-drain or body-module diagnosis and replacement$540–$1,310
- Fuel/Propulsion System19 complaints across all F-Pace years · typical job: Fuel pump or injector replacement$680–$1,620
- Power Train15 complaints across all F-Pace years · typical job: Transmission service or clutch-pack repair$1,290–$4,040
- Unknown Or Other11 complaints across all F-Pace years · typical job: Diagnosis and mixed repair$360–$940
- Steering8 complaints across all F-Pace years · typical job: Electric power-steering rack or column motor replacement$1,020–$2,500
Flat-rate labour hours x local shop rate plus a parts band. An estimate of what this class of failure costs, not a quote. Formula.
FAQ
What are the best Jaguar F-Pace years to buy?
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 all score 70 or better. The strongest is the 2019 at 91/100, on 17 complaints and 2 recall campaigns.
Which Jaguar F-Pace years should I avoid?
The 2017 is the weakest year we score, at 64/100 (CAUTION), on 63 complaints and 4 recalls. Check the year-by-year table above before committing to any particular car.
What is the most common Jaguar F-Pace problem?
56 of the complaints filed against the F-Pace across all its model years sit in the Engine group — more than any other component.
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Sources: NHTSA, EPA · Methodology · Updated 2026-10-04