FaultScore

Worst years for a Jaguar XK8

Owners have filed 149 complaints about the Jaguar XK8 with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2003. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Avoid

1999 Jaguar XK8

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

Cleanest on record

1997 Jaguar XK8

40 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Jaguar XK8 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
2003 6 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2002 5 0 0 Body & Structure
2001 C 12 2 0 40,000 Engine & Cooling
2000 C 13 2 0 65,000 Brakes
1999 C 30 2 0 53,900 Engine & Cooling
1998 C 43 1 0 52,300 Engine & Cooling
1997 C 40 0 1 61,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Jaguar XK8

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

Engine & Cooling 33 22.1%

Worst in 1998

Transmission & Drivetrain 17 11.4%

Worst in 1998

Electrical System 14 9.4%

Worst in 1997

Acceleration & Cruise Control 12 8.1%

Worst in 1997

Fuel & Propulsion 11 7.4%

Worst in 1998

Brakes 9 6.0%

Worst in 1999

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 9 6.0%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 7 4.7%

Worst in 1999

Suspension 7 4.7%

Worst in 1997

Airbags 5 3.4%

Worst in 1999

Steering 4 2.7%

Worst in 2001

Seats 4 2.7%

Worst in 1997

Other & Unspecified 4 2.7%

Worst in 1997

Stability & Traction Control 3 2.0%

Worst in 1997

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Jaguar XK8, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jun 1997 peak 8 Aug 2018

Compare the Jaguar XK8

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