By year
Owner complaints about Jaguar vehicles peaked at 173 in 2004
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, 1995 to 2026. 2026 runs through October.
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints and recalls files. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA.
Make
Jaguar
The complete NHTSA record for Jaguar vehicles: owner complaints, recall campaigns, defect investigations and manufacturer communications, for every model and model year on file.
Most Jaguar recalls are filed by Jaguar Land Rover, part of JLR (Tata).
Owner complaints in the last five years4742,635 on file in all, across 38 models
Recall campaigns15225 in five years
Severity index11.6Crash, fire, injury or death per 100 complaints
Investigations145,004 service bulletins
Components
Engine and cooling draws the most owner complaints about Jaguar vehicles, 13% of them
Share of all owner complaints on file, by component.
Source: NHTSA ODI.
Models
The S-Type has the most complaints of any Jaguar model
Every Jaguar model with complaints or recalls on file, by complaints. Counts are not rates: NHTSA publishes no sales volumes.
| Model | Model years | Complaints | Severity index | Recalls | Investigations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-Type | 1997 to 2008 | 502 | 12.9 | 25 | 0 |
| XF | 2009 to 2024 | 394 | 6.6 | 56 | 6 |
| X-Type | 2001 to 2008 | 315 | 15.9 | 6 | 0 |
| I-Pace | 2019 to 2024 | 237 | 3.4 | 32 | 6 |
| XJ8 | 1998 to 2008 | 176 | 10.8 | 6 | 0 |
| F-Pace | 2016 to 2026 | 137 | 14.6 | 31 | 1 |
| XJ | 1982 to 2023 | 134 | 13.4 | 29 | 2 |
| XJ6 | 1980 to 2000 | 127 | 13.4 | 22 | 18 |
| XK8 | 1997 to 2004 | 116 | 8.6 | 10 | 0 |
| XJS | 1980 to 2002 | 83 | 24.1 | 50 | 12 |
| Jaguar | 1985 to 2003 | 56 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Vanden Plas | 1984 to 2004 | 54 | 14.8 | 25 | 0 |
| XK | 1997 to 2020 | 46 | 6.5 | 29 | 0 |
| XE | 2016 to 2024 | 37 | 13.5 | 9 | 1 |
| F-Type | 2013 to 2024 | 36 | 11.1 | 18 | 0 |
| XJR | 1995 to 2014 | 32 | 9.4 | 6 | 0 |
| E-Pace | 2018 to 2024 | 26 | 3.8 | 19 | 0 |
| XJ Sedan | 1994 to 2011 | 26 | 7.7 | 0 | 1 |
| XJ8L | 1998 to 1999 | 24 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| XJV8 | 1998 to 2003 | 17 | 17.6 | 2 | 0 |
| Sovereign | 1989 to 1992 | 13 | 7.7 | 5 | 0 |
| XJ12 | 1991 to 1996 | 12 | 33.3 | 4 | 4 |
| XKR | 2000 to 2011 | 10 | 40.0 | 6 | 0 |
| XJL | 2011 to 2012 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| XK8 Sports | 1998 to 1999 | 5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| JX8 | 1999 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sedan Range | 1988 to 2000 | 4 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 |
| XK Convertible | 2000 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Style | 2000 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| JX6 | 1990 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| XJ6L | 1997 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| XK Sports | 1997 to 2006 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Majestic | 1988 to 1995 | 1 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Vander Plas | 1991 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xjshe | 1980 to 1983 | 0 | None | 3 | 0 |
| Super V8 | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Super V8 Portfolio | 2006 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
| Xjrs | 1993 | 0 | None | 1 | 0 |
Source: NHTSA ODI. Recall counts add campaigns across model years, so a campaign covering three years counts three times.
Latest recalls
Recent campaigns listing a Jaguar product
- 26V-599 Sep 17, 2026
DC-DC converter may malfunction due to an electrical overload that can occur during high power demand
Electrical system · 24k vehicles - 26V-248 Apr 17, 2026
Insufficient electrical load balancing during times of high demand can lead to a current overload condition and malfunction of the DCDC converter
Electrical system · 170k vehicles - 26V-067 Feb 5, 2026
High voltage battery may overheat
Electrical system · 2,278 vehicles - 25V-705 Oct 16, 2025
Moisture may have entered the gear shift module (GSM) during assembly, which can cause the gear shift position indicator light to fail
Powertrain · 293 vehicles - 25V-466 Jul 11, 2025
Passenger air bag may tear during deployment
Airbags · 1,436 vehicles - 25V-017 Jan 16, 2025
Due to wiring damage in the trunk, the rearview camera image may not appear on the display
Back-over prevention · 5,329 vehicles - 24V-927 Dec 12, 2024
High-voltage battery may overheat
Electrical system · 85 vehicles - 24V-677 Sep 12, 2024
Near Field Sensing Module (NFSM) may overheat and cause the 3D surround camera images, including the rearview camera image, not to display
Back-over prevention · 5 vehicles - 24V-633 Aug 23, 2024
High-voltage battery may overheat
Electrical system · 2,760 vehicles - 24V-451 Jun 24, 2024
Oil filter housing can crack and leak oil into the engine compartment
Engine and cooling · 150 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.