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Jaguar XK8

Every Jaguar XK8 model year on file, 1997 to 2004. Pick a year for its recalls, investigations, service bulletins and the full text of owner complaints.

Owner complaints, all model years11610 involved a crash, fire, injury or death
Model years81997 to 2004
Recall campaigns3Distinct campaigns listing it
Service bulletins365Summed across model years
By model year

The 1998 model year drew the most complaints, 32, 28% of the model's total

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

0102030401997199832199920002001200220032004
Source: NHTSA ODI. Complaints are not verified by NHTSA, and NHTSA publishes no sales volumes, so counts are not rates.
Components

Engine and cooling leads the Jaguar XK8 complaint record

Owner complaints across all model years, by component.

Engine and cooling
32
Powertrain
17
Electrical system
14
Speed control
12
Fuel system
11
Visibility and wipers
9
Brakes
9
Suspension
7
Structure
7
Airbags
4
Source: NHTSA ODI complaints file.
Model years

The record for each Jaguar XK8 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 XK8 by model year
YearBodyComplaintsSeverity indexPeer indexRecallsInvestigationsBulletins
2004Not decoded0NoneNone1014
2003Convertible60.0671014
2002Sedan425.0151013
2001Convertible1040.0911015
2000Convertible1118.21831021
1999Convertible234.31921036
1998Coupe323.11102060
1997Convertible303.340020192
Source: NHTSA ODI. Body class from NHTSA's VIN decoder where decoded.
Latest recalls

Recent campaigns covering the Jaguar XK8

  • 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
  • 98V-022 Feb 12, 1998
    Vehicle description: passenger vehicles
    Speed control · 5,379 vehicles
  • 97V-045 Mar 20, 1997
    Differential output shaft retaining rings on the rear suspension can become displaced allowing the output shaft to become detached from the…
    Suspension · 2,303 vehicles
Source: NHTSA ODI recalls file.