Suzuki Esteem 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	Suzuki Esteem	Jaguar X-Type
Complaints on file	191	472
Model years covered	1995–2002	2001–2007
Worst model year	1998	2002
Best model year	1997	2005
Crashes reported	27	64
Fires reported	1	6
Injuries reported	11	30
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	20.4%	21.6%

Suzuki Esteem by year

31 8 10 36 31 43 24 8

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 36 18.8%

Brakes 27 14.1%

Suspension 26 13.6%

Engine & Cooling 16 8.4%

Airbags 13 6.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 9 4.7%

Electrical System 8 4.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 8 4.2%

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%