What is the worst year for a Jaguar XJ6?

The 1996 Jaguar XJ6 has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 26 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the acceleration & cruise control.

What is the best year for a Jaguar XJ6?

The 1993 Jaguar XJ6 has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 27 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a Jaguar XJ6?

Seat Belts accounts for more complaints than any other part on the Jaguar XJ6.

Worst years for a Jaguar XJ6

Owners have filed 177 complaints about the Jaguar XJ6 with NHTSA across model years 1983 to 2000. More of them are about the seat belts than anything else.

Avoid

1996 Jaguar XJ6

26 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly acceleration & cruise control.

Cleanest on record

1993 Jaguar XJ6

27 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jaguar XJ6 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.

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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
2000	—	1	0	0	—	Suspension
1998	—	2	0	0	—	Brakes
1997	—	9	3	0	—	Acceleration & Cruise Control
1996	C	26	6	0	67,000	Acceleration & Cruise Control
1995	C	16	3	1	68,050	Acceleration & Cruise Control
1994	—	4	0	0	—	Transmission & Drivetrain
1993	B	27	0	0	—	Engine & Cooling
1992	—	16	2	0	—	Seat Belts
1991	—	19	2	0	—	Seat Belts
1990	—	11	1	0	—	Seat Belts
1989	—	20	3	0	132,500	Seat Belts
1988	—	14	2	0	—	Brakes
1987	—	2	0	0	—	Engine & Cooling
1986	—	3	0	0	—	Body & Structure
1985	—	4	0	1	—	Fuel & Propulsion
1984	—	1	0	0	—	Brakes
1983	—	2	0	0	—	Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Jaguar XJ6

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

Seat Belts 32 18.1%

Worst in 1992

Acceleration & Cruise Control 27 15.3%

Worst in 1995

Brakes 24 13.6%

Worst in 1989

Fuel & Propulsion 16 9.0%

Worst in 1993

Engine & Cooling 13 7.3%

Worst in 1993

Transmission & Drivetrain 10 5.6%

Worst in 1996

Electrical System 9 5.1%

Worst in 1993

Body & Structure 9 5.1%

Worst in 1996

Suspension 7 4.0%

Worst in 1991

Lights 7 4.0%

Worst in 1991

Equipment & Accessories 5 2.8%

Worst in 1993

Airbags 3 1.7%

Worst in 1996

Seats 3 1.7%

Worst in 1993

Other & Unspecified 3 1.7%

Worst in 1996

Exactly what failed on a Jaguar XJ6

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

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 8 14.8%

Accelerator Pedal 7 13.0%

Engine 6 11.1%

Tank Assembly 6 11.1%

AIR Conditioner 5 9.3%

Foundation Components 5 9.3%

Door 5 9.3%

Differential Unit 4 7.4%

Retractor 4 7.4%

Automatic Transmission 4 7.4%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jaguar XJ6, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 1995 peak 20 Aug 2020

Compare the Jaguar XJ6

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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