FaultScore

Jaguar XK 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 XK Volkswagen R32
Complaints on file 61 152
Model years covered 2003–2015 2004–2008
Worst model year
Best model year
Crashes reported 2 1
Fires reported 4 1
Injuries reported 0 0
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Acceleration & Cruise Control Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 9.8% 1.3%

Jaguar XK by year

03 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 14.8%
Engine & Cooling 8 13.1%
Electrical System 6 9.8%
Body & Structure 6 9.8%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 9.8%
Brakes 4 6.6%
Other & Unspecified 4 6.6%
Airbags 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%