FaultScore

Worst years for a Jaguar X-Type

Owners have filed 472 complaints about the Jaguar X-Type with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2007. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2002 Jaguar X-Type

189 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2005 Jaguar X-Type

27 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jaguar X-Type 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.

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
2007 C 27 3 1 32,390 Transmission & Drivetrain
2006 C 30 10 0 60,000 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2005 C 27 2 0 51,543 Lights
2004 D 92 13 2 43,427 Transmission & Drivetrain
2003 D 105 17 0 37,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 F 189 19 3 47,809 Transmission & Drivetrain
2001 2 0 0 Steering

What breaks on a Jaguar X-Type

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

Worst in 2002

Brakes 48 10.2%

Worst in 2002

Tires 44 9.3%

Worst in 2002

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Airbags 31 6.6%

Worst in 2003

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.1%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 23 4.9%

Worst in 2002

Body & Structure 19 4.0%

Worst in 2002

Steering 14 3.0%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 14 3.0%

Worst in 2002

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 13 2.8%

Worst in 2002

Seats 13 2.8%

Worst in 2002

Wheels 12 2.5%

Worst in 2003

Exactly what failed on a Jaguar X-Type

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Automatic Transmission 52 42.3%
Sidewall 10 8.1%
Engine 10 8.1%
RIM 9 7.3%
Body 9 7.3%
Accelerator Pedal 8 6.5%
Manual Transmission 7 5.7%
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 7 5.7%
Frontal 6 4.9%
Tank Assembly 5 4.1%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jaguar X-Type, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 2002 peak 14 Mar 2024

Jaguar X-Type problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Jaguar X-Type

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