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Jaguar XEYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 40 owner complaints and 6 safety recalls on record for the Jaguar XE.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints40Top: Electrical systemSafety recalls62017–2020 model years

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

Best & worst years

Jaguar XE 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 XE median. Tap a year for its full report.

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2020Not rated–/1004 complaints · 2 recalls2019Not rated–/1008 complaints · 2 recalls2018Not rated–/1008 complaints · 3 recalls2017Not rated–/10020 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Jaguar XE problems

All model years combined: 40 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Electrical system110
Engine112
Air bags62
Back over prevention60
Power train31
Seat belts30
Fuel/propulsion system21
Seats20
Forward collision avoidance20
9 other systems112
6 recalls

Jaguar XE recalls

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

30%Sensing system: camera25V-017 · 2019–2020 · Jan 16, 2025 · 5,329 vehicles61%Sensing system: camera23V-501 · 2019 · Jul 20, 2023 · 3,134 vehicles33%Structure: body21V-248 · 2017–2020 · Apr 8, 2021 · 3 vehicles96%Fuel injection system: fuel rail18V-090 · 2018 · Feb 2, 2018 · 10,073 vehicles95%Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel17V-678 · 2018 · Oct 26, 2017 · 7,036 vehicles100%Fuel system, diesel17V-286 · 2017 · Apr 27, 2017 · 7 vehicles
1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the XE

  1. Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2017 · still open
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