FaultScore

Jaguar XK problems

Owners have filed 61 complaints about the Jaguar XK with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2015. More of them are about the acceleration & cruise control than anything else.

Every Jaguar XK 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.

03 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15
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
2015 2 0 0 Airbags
2014 8 0 0 975 Wheels
2013 2 0 0 Body & Structure
2012 2 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2011 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2010 3 0 0 Brakes
2009 5 0 0 89,000 Engine & Cooling
2008 7 0 2 62,700 Transmission & Drivetrain
2007 19 2 2 5,700 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2006 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2005 4 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2003 1 0 0 Other & Unspecified

What breaks on a Jaguar XK

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

Acceleration & Cruise Control 9 14.8%

Worst in 2007

Engine & Cooling 8 13.1%

Worst in 2007

Electrical System 6 9.8%

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 6 9.8%

Worst in 2007

Fuel & Propulsion 6 9.8%

Worst in 2007

Brakes 4 6.6%

Worst in 2007

Other & Unspecified 4 6.6%

Worst in 2007

Airbags 3 4.9%

Worst in 2006

Wheels 3 4.9%

Worst in 2014

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 3.3%

Worst in 2007

Steering 2 3.3%

Worst in 2007

Lights 2 3.3%

Worst in 2007

Tires 2 3.3%

Worst in 2006

Suspension 1 1.6%

Worst in 2008

Complaints filed over time

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

May 2006 peak 4 May 2026

Compare the Jaguar XK

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