FaultScore

Worst years for a Jaguar XJ8

Owners have filed 235 complaints about the Jaguar XJ8 with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2006. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

2004 Jaguar XJ8

83 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly suspension.

Cleanest on record

2005 Jaguar XJ8

10 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jaguar XJ8 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
2006 4 0 1 Transmission & Drivetrain
2005 A 10 0 0 53,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2004 F 83 18 3 45,950 Suspension
2003 3 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2002 4 0 0 Brakes
2001 B 20 0 1 32,000 Body & Structure
1999 B 11 1 0 90,000 Engine & Cooling
1998 D 100 3 1 67,850 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Jaguar XJ8

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

Engine & Cooling 57 24.3%

Worst in 1998

Worst in 1998

Suspension 27 11.5%

Worst in 2004

Worst in 1998

Electrical System 22 9.4%

Worst in 1998

Brakes 16 6.8%

Worst in 2004

Body & Structure 11 4.7%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 10 4.3%

Worst in 1998

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 3.0%

Worst in 2004

Airbags 5 2.1%

Worst in 1998

Lights 4 1.7%

Worst in 1998

Seats 3 1.3%

Worst in 1998

Equipment & Accessories 3 1.3%

Worst in 2001

Other & Unspecified 3 1.3%

Worst in 2004

Exactly what failed on a Jaguar XJ8

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

Automatic Transmission 17 25.8%
Gasoline 12 18.2%
Engine 12 18.2%
Accelerator Pedal 6 9.1%
Front 5 7.6%
Body 4 6.1%
Belts AND Associated Pulleys 3 4.5%
Frame AND Members 3 4.5%
AIR Suspension System 2 3.0%
Labels 2 3.0%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jaguar XJ8, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Mar 2000 peak 8 Apr 2023

Compare the Jaguar XJ8

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