2001 Jaguar Xj8: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 20 complaints
20
Total Complaints
32,000mi
Median Mileage
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

26,343 25th Percentile
32,000 Median Mileage
49,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:REAR WINDOW
1
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
1
SUSPENSION
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
1
STRUCTURE
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND SHUT DOWN ALL SYSTEMS RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE,DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *YH"
"WHILE DRIVING 40-45 MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE. A FEW MINUTES LATER VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE FRONT END. *AK PRIOR TO THE FIRE THERE WAS SLIGHT POWER LOSS, ODOR AND WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *YH"
"THE COMPUTER SYSTEM OF THE VEHICLE MALFUNCTIONED AND SHUT DOWN ALL SYSTEMS RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER AND THE ABILITY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE,DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *YH"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

NJ: 6 CA: 3 FL: 3 WA: 2 NY: 2 MD: 1 AZ: 1 CT: 1 NV: 1

Who Files Complaints?

50%
Original Owners
50%
Second+ Owners

Jaguar Xj8 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
19981003
20048318

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