"How reliable is the 2005 Jaguar S-Type?"

"Based on 110 NHTSA complaints, the 2005 Jaguar S-Type has a median complaint mileage of 64500 miles. The most common issue is Fuel/Propulsion System."

"What are common problems with the 2005 Jaguar S-Type?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2005 Jaguar S-Type is Fuel/Propulsion System, accounting for a significant portion of the 110 total complaints filed."

2005 Jaguar S-Type: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 110 complaints

110

Total Complaints

64,500mi

Median Mileage

Fuel/Propulsion System

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

25,000 25th Percentile

64,500 Median Mileage

99,075 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Fuel/Propulsion System

Fuel System, Gasoline

Service Brakes

Electrical System

Parking Brake

Tank Assembly

Tires

Engine

Automatic Transmission

Air Bags

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO COME TO A STOP VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY COMMENCED TO ACCELERATE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. ON TWO OCCASIONS IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO HIT A POLE AND THE BACK BUMPER OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK"

"AFTER SETTING THE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE GOING DOWN AN INCLINE CONSUMER WAS CITED BY A POLICEMAN FOR GOING 100 MPH. CONSUMER LATER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL ONLY WORKED ON LEVEL GROUND NOT ON INCLINES. THE OWNER'S MANUAL SHOULD CONTAIN THIS.*AK....NOTHING IN ..."

"CONSUMER PLACED GAS INTO THE VEHICLE, DROVE HOME AND NOTICED GAS ON THE GROUND. THE NEXT DAY SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND THEY REPLACED THE FILLER CAP. SOME WEEKS LATER CONSUMER DISCOVERED GAS ON THE GROUND AGAIN, AND THE CAP WAS REPAIRED. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ANOTHER OCCURRENCE OF G..."

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Fuel/Propulsion System 23 complaints

25th: 65,000 mi Median: 98,000 mi 75th: 105,000 mi

Fuel System, Gasoline 18 complaints

25th: 56,467 mi Median: 80,000 mi 75th: 99,000 mi

Service Brakes 11 complaints

25th: 44,895 mi Median: 61,791 mi 75th: 101,500 mi

Electrical System 6 complaints

25th: 51,965 mi Median: 68,940 mi 75th: 83,160 mi

Parking Brake 5 complaints

Median: 66,015 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 33 TX: 12 FL: 10 MO: 5 PA: 5 AZ: 5 SC: 5 MD: 4 GA: 4 VA: 4

Who Files Complaints?

15.5%

Original Owners

84.5%

Second+ Owners

Jaguar S-Type — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
2000	178	51,951	Automatic Transmission	11
2001	105	61,100	Lower Ball Joint	9
2002	30	53,460	Automatic Transmission	4
2003	151	33,948	Vehicle Speed Control	19
2004	39	48,600	Vehicle Speed Control	9
2006	27	46,500	Electrical System	6

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