FaultScore

Jaguar XJS problems

Owners have filed 107 complaints about the Jaguar XJS with NHTSA across model years 1978 to 2002. More of them are about the fuel & propulsion than anything else.

Every Jaguar XJS 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
2002 1 0 0 Seats
2001 1 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
1998 2 0 0 Acceleration & Cruise Control
1996 9 0 1 Body & Structure
1995 7 0 0 Seat Belts
1994 10 3 1 Engine & Cooling
1993 1 0 1 Electrical System
1992 6 0 2 Electrical System
1991 8 0 2 Brakes
1990 19 1 2 Brakes
1989 17 0 4 Fuel & Propulsion
1988 7 1 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1987 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1986 2 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1985 7 0 5 54,000 Fuel & Propulsion
1984 5 0 0 Electrical System
1983 1 0 1 Fuel & Propulsion
1982 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
1980 1 0 0 Tires
1978 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a Jaguar XJS

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

Worst in 1985

Electrical System 14 13.1%

Worst in 1989

Seat Belts 10 9.3%

Worst in 1989

Brakes 9 8.4%

Worst in 1990

Engine & Cooling 8 7.5%

Worst in 1989

Body & Structure 6 5.6%

Worst in 1996

Suspension 5 4.7%

Worst in 1990

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 4.7%

Worst in 1991

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 4.7%

Worst in 1989

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 3.7%

Worst in 1994

Other & Unspecified 4 3.7%

Worst in 1989

Tires 3 2.8%

Worst in 1990

Seats 2 1.9%

Worst in 1994

Doors, Latches & Locks 2 1.9%

Worst in 1994

Complaints filed over time

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

Mar 1995 peak 6 May 2019

Compare the Jaguar XJS

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