Pontiac Trans AM vs Jaguar X-Type

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	Pontiac Trans AM	Jaguar X-Type
Complaints on file	196	472
Model years covered	1969–2002	2001–2007
Worst model year	2002	2002
Best model year	1998	2005
Crashes reported	18	64
Fires reported	6	6
Injuries reported	9	30
Deaths reported	2	2
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	17.9%	21.6%

Pontiac Trans AM by year

1 2 1 1 2 10 10 3 1 1 2 10 1 13 5 8 14 22 23 13 10 43

69 77 79 80 82 84 86 87 88 89 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

Brakes 24 12.2%

Engine & Cooling 23 11.7%

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 9.2%

Body & Structure 17 8.7%

Electrical System 13 6.6%

Steering 13 6.6%

Lights 13 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 13 6.6%

Jaguar X-Type by year

2 189 105 92 27 30 27

01 02 03 04 05 06 07

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

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 94 19.9%

Brakes 48 10.2%

Tires 44 9.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 40 8.5%

Engine & Cooling 36 7.6%

Airbags 31 6.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.1%

Electrical System 23 4.9%