Audi S6 vs Jaguar X-Type

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Audi S6	Jaguar X-Type
Complaints on file	193	472
Model years covered	1995–2025	2001–2007
Worst model year	2013	2002
Best model year	1995	2005
Crashes reported	3	64
Fires reported	3	6
Injuries reported	4	30
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	5.2%	21.6%

Audi S6 by year

22 1 1 1 1 9 2 1 2 1 56 30 8 30 6 5 5 7 5

95 96 97 98 01 02 03 07 08 10 13 14 15 16 17 18 20 22 25

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 73 37.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 35 18.1%

Electrical System 17 8.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 8.3%

Other & Unspecified 10 5.2%

Steering 7 3.6%

Suspension 7 3.6%

Airbags 6 3.1%

Jaguar X-Type by year

2 189 105 92 27 30 27

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 94 19.9%

Brakes 48 10.2%

Tires 44 9.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 40 8.5%

Engine & Cooling 36 7.6%

Airbags 31 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.1%

Electrical System 23 4.9%