FaultScore

Jaguar Vanden Plas problems

Owners have filed 74 complaints about the Jaguar Vanden Plas with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2004. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Jaguar Vanden Plas year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

84 85 88 89 90 91 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2004 4 1 0 Engine & Cooling
2003 9 1 0 75,177 Engine & Cooling
2002 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2001 1 0 0 Electrical System
2000 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1999 8 1 0 Engine & Cooling
1998 19 0 1 60,000 Engine & Cooling
1997 2 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1996 6 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 5 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1994 1 0 0 Tires
1991 2 1 0 Airbags
1990 4 1 0 Engine & Cooling
1989 1 1 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1988 1 0 0 Suspension
1985 1 0 0 Tires
1984 2 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control

What breaks on a Jaguar Vanden Plas

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 17 23.0%

Worst in 1998

Acceleration & Cruise Control 15 20.3%

Worst in 1998

Brakes 5 6.8%

Worst in 2003

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 5.4%

Worst in 1998

Electrical System 4 5.4%

Worst in 1996

Seat Belts 4 5.4%

Worst in 1990

Airbags 3 4.1%

Worst in 1998

Steering 3 4.1%

Worst in 1995

Lights 3 4.1%

Worst in 1998

Fuel & Propulsion 3 4.1%

Worst in 1984

Tires 3 4.1%

Worst in 1985

Other & Unspecified 3 4.1%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 2 2.7%

Worst in 1988

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 2 2.7%

Worst in 1996

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jaguar Vanden Plas, by the month it reached NHTSA.

May 1995 peak 4 Oct 2024

Compare the Jaguar Vanden Plas

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.