Jaguar XJ vs Chevrolet K1500

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 XJ	Chevrolet K1500
Complaints on file	183	452
Model years covered	1984–2019	1988–1996
Worst model year	2011	1995
Best model year	1998	1993
Crashes reported	28	29
Fires reported	7	7
Injuries reported	17	11
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
Share of complaints involving harm	28.4%	10.4%

Jaguar XJ by year

1 1 1 1 12 14 3 2 18 9 15 7 8 27 10 10 15 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 39 21.3%

Brakes 18 9.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 8.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 8.2%

Other & Unspecified 15 8.2%

Electrical System 14 7.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 12 6.6%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 4.4%

Chevrolet K1500 by year

11 12 8 1 18 23 136 135 108

88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 127 28.1%

Brakes 73 16.2%

Seats 64 14.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 26 5.8%

Tires 26 5.8%

Engine & Cooling 21 4.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 15 3.3%

Electrical System 14 3.1%