Jaguar XJS vs Jeep Patriot FWD

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 XJS	Jeep Patriot FWD
Complaints on file	107	263
Model years covered	1978–2002	2007–2010
Worst model year	—	2008
Best model year	—	2009
Crashes reported	5	6
Fires reported	19	1
Injuries reported	2	3
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Fuel & Propulsion	Suspension
Share of complaints involving harm	24.3%	3.8%

Jaguar XJS by year

1 1 1 1 5 7 2 1 7 17 19 8 6 1 10 7 9 2 1 1

78 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 98 01 02

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

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 29 27.1%

Electrical System 14 13.1%

Seat Belts 10 9.3%

Brakes 9 8.4%

Engine & Cooling 8 7.5%

Body & Structure 6 5.6%

Suspension 5 4.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 4.7%

Jeep Patriot FWD by year

52 145 36 30

07 08 09 10

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

What breaks

Suspension 64 24.3%

Body & Structure 38 14.4%

Engine & Cooling 25 9.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 25 9.5%

Steering 22 8.4%

Electrical System 16 6.1%

Other & Unspecified 13 4.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 11 4.2%