Jaguar XJ vs GEO Tracker

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	GEO Tracker
Complaints on file	183	450
Model years covered	1984–2019	1986–2002
Worst model year	2011	1996
Best model year	1998	1999
Crashes reported	28	66
Fires reported	7	17
Injuries reported	17	46
Deaths reported	0	7
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	28.4%	30.2%

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%

GEO Tracker by year

1 10 27 21 20 35 56 68 103 35 27 36 8 2 1

86 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

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

What breaks

Body & Structure 66 14.7%

Engine & Cooling 56 12.4%

Brakes 44 9.8%

Seat Belts 41 9.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 38 8.4%

Electrical System 34 7.6%

Suspension 29 6.4%

Steering 22 4.9%