Jaguar XE vs Volkswagen R32

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 Jaguar XE Volkswagen R32
Complaints on file 61 152
Model years covered 2017–2020 2004–2008
Worst model year 2017 —
Best model year 2018 —
Crashes reported 7 1
Fires reported 3 1
Injuries reported 6 0
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 26.2% 1.3%

Jaguar XE by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 11 18.0%
Electrical System 11 18.0%
Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 11 18.0%
Airbags 5 8.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 5 8.2%
Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.9%
Seat Belts 3 4.9%
Other & Unspecified 3 4.9%

Volkswagen R32 by year

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

What breaks

Electrical System 8 5.3%
Engine & Cooling 7 4.6%
Lights 7 4.6%
Tires 4 2.6%
Airbags 3 2.0%
Body & Structure 2 1.3%