2004 Jaguar X-Type: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 92 complaints
92
Total Complaints
43,427mi
Median Mileage
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Top Issue
13
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

13,000 25th Percentile
43,427 Median Mileage
58,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
8
TIRES
6
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
6
AIR BAGS
6
POWER TRAIN
4
SERVICE BRAKES
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
3
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
3
SEAT BELTS
3
ENGINE
3

Severity Assessment

13
Crashes
2
Fires
11
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND WITH NO WARNING THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, CAUSING THE TIRE TO B LOW OUT. *AK"
"CONSUMER'S HUSBAND PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, AND HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR A AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THERE WAS ONLY 750 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT VEHICLE WAS O..."
"CONSUMER'S HUSBAND PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, AND HAS HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO REPAIR SHOP AT LEAST 3 TIMES FOR A AN ENGINE PROBLEM. THERE WAS ONLY 750 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, AND TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INSISTED THAT VEHICLE WAS O..."

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