2001 Jaguar S-Type: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 105 complaints
105
Total Complaints
61,100mi
Median Mileage
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

55,000 25th Percentile
61,100 Median Mileage
98,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
18
SUSPENSION
12
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
SUSPENSION:FRONT
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
STEERING
5
POWER TRAIN
4
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
4
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
3

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR IS MOUNTED TOO LOW, THE VIEW OF THE ROAD TO THE RIGHT OF THE CENTER IS BLOCKED, CONSUMER STATES THIS PROBLEM ONLY EXISTS ON JAGUARS EQUIPPED WITH RAIN SENSING WINDSHIELD WIPERS, MIRROR IS MOUNTED TO THE WINDSHIELD BASE BY ONLY A SPHERICAL JOINT, THE JOINT PERMITS ANGULAR AD..."
"AFTER STARTING VEHICLE AND SHIFTING GEAR EITHER IN DRIVE OR REVERSE VEHICLE COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE AT 3000 OR MORE RPMS. THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. TAKEN TO THE DEALER SHOP, AND THEY INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK *JB"
"CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW, THE TIRE SIDE WALLS CRUMBLED, CONSUMER HAS SINCE EXPERIENCED TWO MORE TIRE FAILURE THE FRONT PASSENGER AND BACK PASSENGER TIRES, ALL THREE TIRES HAD SIDE WALL COME APART. ( PIRELLI P-ZONE/ 235/50 ZR17 96W).*JB"

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