Worst years for a Jaguar XE

Owners have filed 61 complaints about the Jaguar XE with NHTSA across model years 2017 to 2020. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2017 Jaguar XE

31 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.

Cleanest on record

2018 Jaguar XE

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jaguar XE 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
2020 — 6 0 0 — Electrical System
2019 A 14 0 0 — Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance
2018 A 10 0 0 — Electrical System
2017 F 31 7 3 30,455 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Jaguar XE

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

Engine & Cooling 11 18.0%

Worst in 2017

Electrical System 11 18.0%

Worst in 2017

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 11 18.0%

Worst in 2019

Airbags 5 8.2%

Worst in 2017

Fuel & Propulsion 5 8.2%

Worst in 2017

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 4.9%

Worst in 2017

Seat Belts 3 4.9%

Worst in 2018

Other & Unspecified 3 4.9%

Worst in 2017

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 3.3%

Worst in 2017

Seats 2 3.3%

Worst in 2017

Steering 1 1.6%

Worst in 2017

Brakes 1 1.6%

Worst in 2020

Body & Structure 1 1.6%

Worst in 2018

Tires 1 1.6%

Worst in 2018

Complaints filed over time

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

Mar 2017 peak 5 Sep 2026

Compare the Jaguar XE

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