Jaguar
Jaguar has 22 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 1968–2026), with 145 recall campaigns and 1,821 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2014 (10). The component complaints name most often is power train (115.5 per 1,000 component mentions). The S-Type line has the most complaints, 479 over 10 model years.
A further 3 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Jaguar and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Jaguar model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Jaguar only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S-Type | 10 | 8 | 479 | 47.9 | Power Train |
| X-Type | 7 | 3 | 311 | 44.4 | Power Train |
| XF | 12 | 32 | 283 | 23.6 | Fuel/Propulsion System |
| XJ8 | 8 | 0 | 171 | 21.4 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| XJ6 | 30 | 21 | 126 | 4.2 | Seat Belts |
| XK8 | 7 | 2 | 116 | 16.6 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| XJ | 26 | 22 | 90 | 3.5 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| XJS | 24 | 16 | 84 | 3.5 | Fuel System, Gasoline |
| Vanden Plas | 18 | 6 | 52 | 2.9 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| XK | 19 | 10 | 39 | 2.1 | Vehicle Speed Control |
| F-Pace | 9 | 17 | 22 | 2.4 | Electrical System |
| XJ12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 1.3 | Engine and Engine Cooling |
| Sovereign | 4 | 2 | 13 | 3.3 | Seat Belts |
| F-Type | 9 | 14 | 12 | 1.3 | Engine |
| XE | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1.0 | Power Train |
| XJ6L | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0.8 | Suspension |
| E-Pace | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0.4 | Engine |
| Majestic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | Visibility |
| I-Pace | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| XKE | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| XJ6C | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| XJ12C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Jaguar complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Jaguar had?
145 NHTSA recall campaigns name Jaguar vehicles (model years 1968–2026). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 1,006,982, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Jaguar model line has the most complaints?
S-Type: 479 complaints over 10 model years (47.9 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Jaguar?
power train (115.5 per 1,000 mentions), engine and engine cooling (90.5 per 1,000 mentions), vehicle speed control (88.1 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.