Jaguar X-TYPEYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 315 NHTSA owner complaints across 7 model years, no Jaguar X-TYPE year stands out as one to avoid, and the strongest years are 2003, 2004 and 2005. The X-TYPE has 3 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoidNoneUse caution: 2002 Best years'03 '04 '05Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints315Top: Power train Safety recalls32001–2007 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Jaguar X-TYPE years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the X-TYPE median. Tap a year for its full report.

1 11672 67 25 21 13

'01'02'03'04'05'06'07

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

2007Not rated–/10013 complaints · 0 recalls 2006Not rated–/10021 complaints · 0 recalls 2005Best75/10025 complaints · 0 recalls 2004Solid51/10067 complaints · 1 recall 2003Solid49/10072 complaints · 2 recalls 2002Caution39/100116 complaints · 2 recalls 2001Not rated–/1001 complaint · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Jaguar X-TYPE problems

All model years combined: 315 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

89Power train7 crash/fire/injury

43Tires4 crash/fire/injury

40Vehicle speed control14 crash/fire/injury

31Air bags15 crash/fire/injury

27Service brakes, hydraulic

27Engine and engine cooling

23Electrical system

18Structure

17Fuel system, gasoline

14319 other systems19 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	89	7
Tires	43	4
Vehicle speed control	40	14
Air bags	31	15
Service brakes, hydraulic	27	6
Engine and engine cooling	27	3
Electrical system	23	1
Structure	18	2
Fuel system, gasoline	17	1
19 other systems	143	19

3 recalls

Jaguar X-TYPE recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Parking brake04V-487 · 2001–2003 · Oct 7, 2004 · 3,856 vehicles Tank assembly: filler pipe and cap04V-460 · 2004 · Sep 17, 2004 · 1,147 vehicles Exterior lighting: turn signal03V-011 · 2002–2003 · Jan 16, 2003 · 49,174 vehicles