FaultScore

Worst years for a Jaguar XJ

Owners have filed 183 complaints about the Jaguar XJ with NHTSA across model years 1984 to 2019. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2011 Jaguar XJ

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

Cleanest on record

1998 Jaguar XJ

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jaguar XJ 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
2019 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2018 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2017 3 0 0 Electrical System
2016 9 3 0 13,000 Other & Unspecified
2015 D 15 7 5 34,000 Other & Unspecified
2014 D 15 4 0 64,000 Engine & Cooling
2013 B 10 0 0 39,900 Engine & Cooling
2012 B 10 0 1 65,000 Engine & Cooling
2011 F 27 7 0 75,000 Engine & Cooling
2008 8 1 0 Brakes
2007 7 0 0 56,496 Engine & Cooling
2006 C 15 1 0 41,585 Fuel & Propulsion
2005 9 0 0 Suspension
2004 D 18 3 0 67,000 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2003 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2002 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2000 C 14 2 1 42,909 Engine & Cooling
1998 A 12 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1997 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1995 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling
1986 1 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1984 1 0 0 Brakes

What breaks on a Jaguar XJ

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

Engine & Cooling 39 21.3%

Worst in 2011

Brakes 18 9.8%

Worst in 2004

Acceleration & Cruise Control 16 8.7%

Worst in 2000

Transmission & Drivetrain 15 8.2%

Worst in 2011

Other & Unspecified 15 8.2%

Worst in 2015

Electrical System 14 7.7%

Worst in 2011

Fuel & Propulsion 12 6.6%

Worst in 2006

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 4.4%

Worst in 2000

Airbags 7 3.8%

Worst in 2011

Suspension 7 3.8%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 6 3.3%

Worst in 1998

Lights 6 3.3%

Worst in 1998

Wheels 5 2.7%

Worst in 2004

Steering 4 2.2%

Worst in 2014

Complaints filed over time

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

Jan 1998 peak 6 Jul 2026

Compare the Jaguar XJ

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