BMW 335D vs Jaguar XJ

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	BMW 335D	Jaguar XJ
Complaints on file	75	186
Model years covered	2009–2011	1984–2019
Worst model year	—	2011
Best model year	—	1998
Crashes reported	0	28
Fires reported	9	7
Injuries reported	1	17
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	13.3%	28%

BMW 335D by year

6 18 51

09 10 11

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

What breaks

Electrical System 19 25.3%

Airbags 13 17.3%

Engine & Cooling 11 14.7%

Seats 6 8.0%

Steering 5 6.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 4 5.3%

Seat Belts 4 5.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.0%

Jaguar XJ by year

1 1 1 1 12 14 3 2 18 9 15 7 9 27 10 10 17 15 9 3 1 1

84 86 95 97 98 00 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 40 21.5%

Brakes 18 9.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 8.6%

Other & Unspecified 16 8.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 8.1%

Electrical System 14 7.5%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 7.0%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 4.3%