Jaguar XK8 SportsYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 5 owner complaints and 1 safety recall on record for the Jaguar XK8 Sports.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaints Best years—Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints5Top: Engine and engine cooling Safety recalls11998–1999 model years

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

Best & worst years

Jaguar XK8 Sports 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 XK8 Sports median. Tap a year for its full report.

3 2

'98'99

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
Not rated

1999Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall 1998Not rated–/1003 complaints · 1 recall

Complaints by system

Most common Jaguar XK8 Sports problems

All model years combined: 5 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

2Engine and engine cooling

2Power train

1Electrical system

1Service brakes, hydraulic

1Vehicle speed control

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
Engine and engine cooling	2	0
Power train	2	0
Electrical system	1	0
Service brakes, hydraulic	1	0
Vehicle speed control	1	0

1 recall

Jaguar XK8 Sports recalls

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

Power train: automatic transmission99V-138 · 1998–1999 · Jun 2, 1999 · 189 vehicles