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Jaguar S-Type

Every Jaguar S-Type model year on file, 1997 to 2008. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years50265 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years111997 to 2008
Recall campaigns10Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins688Summed across model years
By model year

The 2000 model year drew the most complaints, 141, 28% of the model's total

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA, all years filed, by model year.

05010015019971999200014120012002200320042005200620072008
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Powertrain leads the Jaguar S-Type complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Powertrain
95
Brakes
82
Fuel system
66
Suspension
61
Engine and cooling
60
Electrical system
53
Speed control
46
Visibility and wipers
37
Airbags
34
Equipment
30
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Jaguar S-Type model year

Peer index compares complaints with the median vehicle of the same model year and body class (100 is the median). It corrects for age, not for how many were sold.

Jaguar S-Type by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2008Sedan1315.4360038
2007Sedan60.0151045
2006Sedan2227.3462051
2005Sedan9010.01883073
2004Sedan2524.0634064
2003Sedan10017.03034095
2002Sedan2416.7922053
2001Sedan7910.13594069
2000Sedan1419.244840164
1999Not decoded20.02001035
1997Not decoded0NoneNone001
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Jaguar S-Type

  • 06V-467 Dec 7, 2006
    Certain passenger vehicles were inadvertently released after being assembled with prototype fuel tanks that were produced for test purposes only
    Fuel system · 9 vehicles
  • 06V-418 Oct 31, 2006
    Some passenger vehicles may have fuel tanks in which the fuel delivery module (fdm), jet pump module (jpm), and/or cluster valve (cv) seals are…
    Fuel system · 14k vehicles
  • 06E-056 Jun 13, 2006
    Certain aftermarket fuel filters sold under the purolator brand name, p/n f65277, shipped from january 16 through june 2, 2006, for use on the…
    Fuel system · 59k vehicles
  • 06E-043 May 19, 2006
    Certain replacement fuel filters, fram brand name p/n g3727, with date codes x52911 through x60801 sequentially or x600141 and a mexico country or…
    Fuel system · 88k vehicles
  • 05V-503 Nov 1, 2005
    Certain sedans may have been built with an incorrectly manufactured automatic transmission parking pawl guide plate
    Powertrain · 493 vehicles
  • 04V-484 Oct 14, 2004
    Certain passenger vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 135, "passenger car brake system."…
    Equipment · 50k vehicles
  • 04V-488 Oct 7, 2004
    On certain passenger vehicles, the electronic park brake module, which controls the application of the parking brake, may unintentionally apply…
    Brakes · 30k vehicles
  • 04V-024 Jan 8, 2004
    On certain passenger vehicles equipped with automatic transmissions, with the forward drive gear selected and the vehicle stationary or in a…
    Powertrain · 32k vehicles
  • 00V-359-002 Nov 6, 2000
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Suspension · 39k vehicles
  • 00V-228-004 Aug 25, 2000
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies
    Seat belts · 5,477 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.