"How reliable is the 2002 Jaguar S-Type?"

"Based on 30 NHTSA complaints, the 2002 Jaguar S-Type has a median complaint mileage of 53460 miles. The most common issue is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION."

"What are common problems with the 2002 Jaguar S-Type?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2002 Jaguar S-Type is POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, accounting for a significant portion of the 30 total complaints filed."

2002 Jaguar S-Type: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 30 complaints

Total Complaints

53,460mi

Median Mileage

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

34,797 25th Percentile

53,460 Median Mileage

65,813 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SUSPENSION

WHEELS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL

STEERING

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW

FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AFTER STARTING VEHICLE, PUT IT IN REVERSE GEAR AND IT ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED. COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE WITH BRAKES, RESULTING IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON BRAKE CONTINUALLY. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NEVER TOUCHED. JAGUAR CONSUMER SERVICE STATES THEY FOUND NOTHING ..."

"WHILE DRIVING AT 35/50MPH STEERING WHEEL WILL SHIMMY.CONTACTED DEALER. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED 6 TIMES, CANNOT FIX PROBLEM.*AK"

"CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN UNANTICIPATED ACCELERATION AND IT HAS ONLY OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING VERY SLOW. CONSUMER FINDS THE CAR, POWERED BY AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, RACING IN DRIVE TO THE POINT WHERE HE HAD TO SEVERELY DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AS THR CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. *SC..."

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