What is the worst year for a Jaguar XE?

The 2017 Jaguar XE has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 31 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the engine & cooling.

What is the best year for a Jaguar XE?

The 2018 Jaguar XE has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 10 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a Jaguar XE?

Electrical System accounts for more complaints than any other part on the Jaguar XE.

Worst years for a Jaguar XE

Owners have filed 60 complaints about the Jaguar XE with NHTSA across model years 2017 to 2020. More of them are about the electrical system 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.

31 10 13 6

17 18 19 20

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	13	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.

Electrical System 11 18.3%

Worst in 2017

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 11 18.3%

Worst in 2019

Engine & Cooling 10 16.7%

Worst in 2017

Airbags 5 8.3%

Worst in 2017

Fuel & Propulsion 5 8.3%

Worst in 2017

Transmission & Drivetrain 3 5.0%

Worst in 2017

Seat Belts 3 5.0%

Worst in 2018

Other & Unspecified 3 5.0%

Worst in 2017

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 3.3%

Worst in 2017

Seats 2 3.3%

Worst in 2017

Steering 1 1.7%

Worst in 2017

Brakes 1 1.7%

Worst in 2020

Body & Structure 1 1.7%

Worst in 2018

Tires 1 1.7%

Worst in 2018

Complaints filed over time

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

Mar 2017 peak 5 Jun 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.

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At a glance

Complaints: 60
Model years: 4
Crashes reported: 7
Fires reported: 3

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