Jaguar engine problems
Across all Jaguar models in NHTSA's complaint database, 497 complaints involve engine. The XF accounts for the largest share (16%). The single worst model year is the 1998 XJ8 with 38 engine complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 497 about engine, all Jaguar models
- Most affected
- XF 16% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 60,000 miles 291 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 21 and 22
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Jaguar models
Worst model years for engine
- 1998 Jaguar XJ838 complaints
- 2017 Jaguar F-Pace35 complaints
- 2000 Jaguar S-Type24 complaints
- 2010 Jaguar XF17 complaints
- 2002 Jaguar X-Type15 complaints
Engine complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 4 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 5 |
| 1997 | 13 |
| 1998 | 73 |
| 1999 | 19 |
| 2000 | 44 |
| 2001 | 11 |
| 2002 | 22 |
| 2003 | 22 |
| 2004 | 23 |
| 2005 | 16 |
| 2006 | 8 |
| 2007 | 3 |
| 2008 | 1 |
| 2009 | 14 |
| 2010 | 19 |
| 2011 | 22 |
| 2012 | 18 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 11 |
| 2015 | 9 |
| 2016 | 6 |
| 2017 | 45 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 15 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
Among the 291 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 60,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.