2005 Jaguar X-Type problems
Owners have filed 27 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Jaguar X-Type. Lighting is the most reported problem area, at 19% of complaints. After that come air bags (11%) and tires (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Lighting 19% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 52,000 miles 25 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 25 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 52,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 2 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Jaguar X-Type with enough data (12 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Car hit a embankment and was a major accident flipping over twice than landing on side and the air bags never went off, my son and my future daughterinlaw suffered whip lash and back problems, this car is pretty new and says it has six air bags non went off.
Tl*the contact owns a 2005 jaguar x-type. While making a left turn on a hill at an unknown speed, the contact was involved in a head on crash. None of the air bags deployed and the contact sustained permanent brain damage. The manufacturer has not been notified. The current and failure mileages were 17,000. Updated 08/21/09. Updated 08/26/09.
While driving on three separate occasions the vehicle's ignition failed which caused the vehicle to stall. The consumer stated the problem was due to insufficient rear adjustment of the drivers seat, the drivers seat needs to be increased by 2 1/2 inches to the rear because he knee comes in contact with the ignition and consequently shutting off the vehicle.
On several occasions my car has suddenly and unexpectedly accelerated - a very scary experience. The dealer told me they had had other reports, and that it was able to be fixed - however it has not been fixed. The most recent incident (below) happened when I was going uphill and had eased off on the accelerator because traffic in front of me was slowing down. Instead, the car responded as though I had put my foot to the floor.
With fob remote, sometimes the front doors do not unlock but the rear ones do. Key does not unlock them either. By viewing from outside, the locks are popped out but the doors are still locked. Sometimes it only opens one door. Only way to unlock is to go inside and pop the latch.