FaultScore

Worst years for a Jaguar XF

Owners have filed 528 complaints about the Jaguar XF with NHTSA across model years 2009 to 2023. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Avoid

2009 Jaguar XF

124 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2012 Jaguar XF

48 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jaguar XF 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
2023 1 0 0 Electrical System
2022 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2018 2 0 0 Body & Structure
2017 9 1 0 18,025 Electrical System
2016 7 2 0 Engine & Cooling
2015 C 32 0 3 10,000 Engine & Cooling
2014 C 17 0 3 37,000 Engine & Cooling
2013 C 54 6 2 70,000 Engine & Cooling
2012 B 48 3 2 66,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2011 D 97 5 6 67,807 Fuel & Propulsion
2010 C 134 1 0 64,000 Fuel & Propulsion
2009 D 124 7 3 43,067 Airbags

What breaks on a Jaguar XF

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

Fuel & Propulsion 135 25.6%

Worst in 2010

Engine & Cooling 77 14.6%

Worst in 2010

Airbags 71 13.4%

Worst in 2011

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2009

Worst in 2009

Brakes 24 4.5%

Worst in 2009

Body & Structure 19 3.6%

Worst in 2009

Steering 13 2.5%

Worst in 2015

Wheels 10 1.9%

Worst in 2010

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 1.5%

Worst in 2009

Lights 7 1.3%

Worst in 2009

Stability & Traction Control 7 1.3%

Worst in 2009

Complaints filed over time

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

Jun 2008 peak 16 Aug 2026

Jaguar XF 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 XF

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