Item: Used Jaguar E-Pace 2017-present
Rating: 3
Author: Steve Huntingford

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<h3>Front brake hoses</h3>

The front brake hoses on cars built between 4 October&nbsp;and 22 December 2017 have been known to chafe on the wheel, which could eventually lead to a brake fluid leak if not sorted. A Jaguar dealer will be able to tell you if your car is affected and fit new brake hoses to your car if it is affected by this issue.

<h3>High CO2 levels</h3>

Examples built up from 9 November 2016 to 5&nbsp;July 2018 could produce&nbsp;more CO2 than they should, but if your car is affected, it will only need a software update that can be performed alongside routine servicing.

<h3>Reverse lights not working&nbsp;&nbsp;</h3>

The reversing lights on E-Paces manufactured between 27 July 2017 and 2 March 2018 might not come on when reverse is engaged and the electronic parking brake is also on. This issue will require a software update to sort, but, as per the&nbsp;recall mentioned above, it can be performed alongside scheduled routine maintenance.&nbsp;

<h3>Fuel leak</h3>

A problem with parts used in the fuel rail connected to the engine could lead to a fuel&nbsp;leak into the engine bay of&nbsp;models made from 1 September 2016 to&nbsp;17 August 2017. Cars found with this issue will need a new fuel rail to be fitted, but a Jaguar dealer will be able to let you know if your car is affected and fit the new part for you.

<h3>Front seat frame</h3>

There could be a couple of fasteners missing from the right hand seat frame of some E-Paces made between 24 April to 3 July 2019. If your car is one of those affected (speak with your Jaguar dealer for further information) it'll need to have the seat replaced.

The E-Pace performed poorly in our <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/news/2021-what-car-reliability-survey-family-suvs/n23403">latest reliability survey</a>, placing 27th out of 28 cars in the family SUV category with a rating of 80.6%. And if this wasn't enough of a cause for concern, Jaguar as a brand ranked&nbsp;21st out of 30 manufacturers featured in the same survey.

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Estate

Jaguars are consistently among the best-handling cars of their kind, with the firm’s model range encompassing the XE, XF and XJ saloons, the F-Type sports cars and multiple SUVs.

Jaguar was actually relatively late to launch its first SUV, the F-Pace, but it quickly followed it up with the smaller E-Pace and the all-electric I-Pace.

That SUV range will keep growing, too, with larger and more luxurious SUVs planned to take on the Porsche Cayenne and the Range Rover from sister brand Land Rover.

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E-PACE

<h4 dir="ltr">The E-Pace is good-looking and well equipped, but its rivals are better to drive and feel plusher inside</h4>

Used Jaguar E-Pace 2017-present

<h3 dir="ltr">MPG</h3>

On paper, the 2.0d 150 with front-wheel drive only is the most economical, with an official WLTP&nbsp;combined figure&nbsp;of 42.7mpg. The&nbsp;2.0d 180 gets&nbsp;39.5mpg, while the four-wheel drive and auto-only 2.0d 240 manages 37.1mpg. The best-performing petrol is the plug-in hybrid from 2020 onwards, with an official figure of 201.8mpg. The 2.0 i4 200 is at 34.4mpg, while the 2.0 i4 250 drops to 29.8mpg, followed by&nbsp;the 2.0 i4 300 at 28.3mpg.

<h3 dir="ltr">Road tax (VED)</h3>

Annual car tax is currently charged at a flat rate of £165 for petrol and diesel cars, and £155 for hybrid cars. Beware of the supplementary luxury car tax&nbsp;on cars costing more than £40,000 new, because that adds an extra £355 to pay per year for years two to five of the car's life. Many E-Pace variants fall into this category,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.whatcar.com/advice/buying/car-tax-changes-in-2021-what-do-i-need-to-know/n1153">so click the following link to read our guide on&nbsp;</a>current road tax costs.

<h3 dir="ltr">Insurance and servicing</h3>

Insurance groups range from 31 to 40, so costs are average to high for this class of car. Servicing costs are likely to be higher than they might be for the equivalent <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/used-reviews/make/audi">Audi</a> or <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/used-reviews/make/bmw">BMW</a>, but Jaguar offers a number of different servicing options for used cars that will allow you to pay via direct debit and plan your costs.

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The E-Pace is great to look at and well equipped, but its rivals are better to drive and feel plusher inside 


It’s possible to pick up a 2018 E-Pace for around £17,000 for a diesel, or £19,000 for petrol - although this will get you four-wheel drive and a more powerful engine for the additional expense. A four-wheel-drive diesel model or&nbsp;a 2.0d 180 will set you back&nbsp;in the region of £20,000 to £22,000.&nbsp;A pre-facelifted 2020 example can be picked up for £26,000, while a 2021 or 2022 example will set you back upwards of £30,000 in most cases.

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<h3 dir="ltr">Engine</h3>

We’d look&nbsp;for the 2.0d 180 version, which packs a flexible, reasonably smooth, and fairly economical diesel engine under its pert bonnet.

<h3 dir="ltr">Specification</h3>

We’d also plump&nbsp;for a car in S trim because&nbsp;this adds leather seats (electrically adjustable in the front) and a more sophisticated infotainment system compared with what&nbsp;you get with the entry-level model.

Our favourite Jaguar E-Pace: 2.0d 180 S

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<h2>What we're looking for:</h2><ul><li>Comfortable ride </li> <li>Feature-filled infotainment </li> <li>Space for child seats </li> <li>Robust build quality </li> <li>Practical storage spaces </li> <li>A boot fit for a family holiday </li> <li>Fuel-efficient engines</li></ul>

While we define a small SUV&nbsp;as something&nbsp;less than 4.3 metres long and a large SUV as measuring more than 4.5 metres, family SUVs tread the middle ground.

As the name suggests, the vast majority are&nbsp;designed for family duties rather than serious off-roading, so practicality is paramount. However, that&nbsp;shouldn't come at the expense of a decent drive; the best examples combine tidy handling with smooth engines&nbsp;and a ride that's comfortable&nbsp;enough to ensure the kids aren't left feeling queasy.

The Seat Ateca and&nbsp;Skoda Karoq should definitely be on your shortlist. But if you have a bit more to spend,&nbsp;the Range Rover Evoque is another strong option. If money is a concern, then the Dacia Duster provides comfortable, spacious and well-equipped transportation for an affordable price.

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The E-Pace will have been used on school runs and in urban car parks so check the bodywork carefully for scuffs and dents and look at all the alloy wheels and make sure they haven’t picked up any kerb damage. Damage caused to the underside of the car from off-road excursions is rare, but worth&nbsp;checking out for anyway.

Despite it being a relatively new vehicle, the E-Pace has had a number of reported issues; panel fit and paint defects, AdBlue fluid leaking from hoses and filler caps, air breather pipes rubbing on engine components, creaking rear suspension and glitches with the infotainment system. All these could be teething issues of early cars and not be representative of the entire production run (although, this is still hardly acceptable of a premium product) but it is worth checking all these areas when you go to view an E-Pace.

If you do find issues, most&nbsp;E-Paces will&nbsp;still under warranty, so your local Jaguar dealer should be able to sort major issues for you.

SUVs. You can’t walk down the street without tripping over one. Even premium manufacturers are falling over themselves to launch new ones, and, though late to the club, Jaguar has already given the world the sizeable <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/jaguar/f-pace/estate/used-review/n862">F-Pace</a>, the all-electric <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/jaguar/i-pace/estate/used-review/n19606">I-Pace</a>, and this, the baby of the range, the E-Pace <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/used-reviews/category/family-suv">family SUV</a>.

Style-wise, it looks enticing, provided you don’t mind your cars short and tall. The ovoid headlights, wrap-around taillights and butch haunches all offer a glimpse of that proper Jaguar look – like a large and powerful cat about to pounce. It’s based on proven <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/used-reviews/make/land-rover">Land Rover</a> underpinnings, notably the <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/land-rover/range-rover-evoque/4x4/used-review/n846">Range Rover&nbsp;Evoque</a> and the <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/land-rover/discovery-sport/4x4/used-review/n856">Land Rover Discovery Sport</a>&nbsp;with the consequence that it's very heavy:&nbsp;heavier even than the larger and more opulent F-Pace.

Under its bonnet initially was a range of three 2.0-litre petrol engines and three diesels, in varying states of tune. The petrol lineup encompasses 197bhp, 245bhp and 295bhp versions, and the 2.0-litre diesel units can be had in 148bhp, 178bhp and 236bhp forms. &nbsp;

Following a facelift in 2020, the entry-level became the D165, which features a 161bhp 2.0-litre diesel that’s available with front-wheel drive guise and a six-speed manual, or four-wheel drive and a nine-speed auto. This latter transmission combination is standard on the 201bhp 2.0-litre diesel D200 and the 246bhp 2.0-litre petrol P250. At the top of the range is a&nbsp;plug-in hybrid P300e, which delivers a hot hatch-humbling 305bhp.

New buyers would have been offered the choice of two initial trim levels, the standard car or the sportier styled R-Dynamic version. The latter gets you a more aggressive bodykit, satin chrome side vents, a gloss-black grille and twin tailpipes. After that, you’d have to decide how much equipment you wanted. All versions come with dual-zone climate control, cruise control, front and rear parking sensors and LED headlights, but S trim adds leather seats (electrically adjustable in the front) and a more sophisticated infotainment system. Pricier SE and HSE trim packs add bigger wheels, a wider range of&nbsp;electric seat adjustments and increasingly more safety kit.

On the road, the lower powered petrol and diesel engines feel slow to respond, even if their actual on-paper turn of speed is pretty good. The automatic gearbox is often hesitant in its responses, which can be problematic on roundabouts and at junctions, but once on the move it changes gear smoothly. Opt for the more powerful units and gathering speed is no problem, but there is an obvious drop-off in fuel economy. The middle-ranking 178bhp diesel, the 2.0d 180, probably strikes the best compromise between outright punch and efficiency.

The ride is a mixed bag. The E-Pace isn’t horrendously firm and only crashes over the worst potholes, but you are jostled around quite a bit along pockmarked and beaten-up urban roads. The ride doesn’t settle out on the open road, either; even on the motorway, things are far less settled than in a <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/volvo/xc40/estate/used-review/n17574">Volvo XC40</a>, for example. Adaptive suspension was&nbsp;available as an option and that improves things. Smaller wheels are likely to do so, too, but this does reduce the obvious visual appeal of this sporty Jag.

From new, the E-Pace was available with front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. Most versions come with the all-wheel-drive option that predictably offers plenty of traction, although the entry-level diesel engine came only with front-wheel drive. In that guise, the E-Pace’s handling isn’t quite so assured; the steering wheel squirms under your hands if you accelerate eagerly through corners – something that you don’t find in the four-wheel drive versions. That said, most will only&nbsp;really feel the benefit of&nbsp;four-wheel drive in bad weather.

Inside is a clean and handsome layout with some good-quality plastics and materials and a set-up that’s surprisingly user-friendly. The dials for the air conditioning are a doddle to use and you sit suitably high up, whereas in rivals such as the <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/audi/q3/estate/used-review/n843">Audi Q3</a> and <a href="https://www.whatcar.com/bmw/x1/estate/used-review/n812">BMW X1</a> you could almost be sitting behind the wheel of a regular hatchback. Having said that, visibility to the sides is a little restricted by the fat pillars, and to the rear by the high and small rear window. Better still, on all but the entry-level trim, you get electrically adjustable front seats that make it super-easy to fine-tune your driving position.

All versions of the E-Pace come with a 10.0in touchscreen infotainment system that Jaguar calls Touch Pro. It’s relatively snappy to respond when you prod it, the graphics are sharp and the interface reasonably easy to get your head around. Mind you, some of the icons are small so can be a bit tricky to hit with any degree of confidence on the move.

Space up front is good, with a reasonably good amount of head room, but rear seat passengers long of leg will find it cramped behind a similarly tall driver. The rear seats fold down to leave an almost flat floor, while the boot is easy to access and usefully shaped, and has a good carrying capacity on paper. However, one or two rivals are able to carry slightly more luggage.

As mentioned, the E-Pace was facelifted in late 2020, gaining subtly refreshed looks, plus an even smarter interior with improved infotainment. It also saw the introduction of the aforementioned plug-in hybrid, with its 39-mile range and claimed fuel returns of up to 201.8mpg.

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