2006 Jaguar S-Type: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 27 complaints
27
Total Complaints
46,500mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

28,000 25th Percentile
46,500 Median Mileage
96,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
6
SERVICE BRAKES
3
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
3
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2
POWER TRAIN
2
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1
STRUCTURE
1
SEAT BELTS
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
2
Fires
3
Injuries
1
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS, AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE, AFTER 10 TO 30 SECONDS, RAPIDLY ACCELERATES TO 4,000 - 6,000 RPM. THE ONLY WAY TO RESTRICT THE RAPID ACCELERATION IS TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY. *JB"
"ON AT LEAST FOUR OCCASIONS, AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE, AFTER 10 TO 30 SECONDS, RAPIDLY ACCELERATES TO 4,000 - 6,000 RPM. THE ONLY WAY TO RESTRICT THE RAPID ACCELERATION IS TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE IGNITION KEY. *JB"
"FEBRUARY 4, 2009 OUR S TYPE R JAGUAR WAS THE VICTIM OF A RAPID ACCELERATION/RUNAWAY. ON FEBRUARY 3 THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF WHEN IT WAS STOPPED ON THREE OR FOUR OCCASIONS. THE NEXT DAY, AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE THROTTLE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION..."

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