1997 Jaguar Xk8: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 40 complaints
40
Total Complaints
61,000mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

43,000 25th Percentile
61,000 Median Mileage
94,493 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
4
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
SUSPENSION:FRONT
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
1
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"SIZE AND LOCATION OF THE INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR OBSCURES VIEW WHEN MERGING/CROSSING TRAFFIC IN THE RIGHT FRONT."
"RECALL REPAIRS ON SUSPENSION/DIFFERENTIAL DELAYED BECAUSE DEALER HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF RECALL."
"AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. YH"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28