Jaguar S-Type
Owners filed 502 complaints across 10 model years of the Jaguar S-Type. The 2000 drew the most (141); the 1999 the fewest (2).
Model years10
Complaints502
Recalls25
Fires9
Deaths4
Every Jaguar S-Type model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Equipment › Electrical | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2006 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 90 | 3 | 1 | 8 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Routine | |
| 2004 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 4 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2003 | 100 | 4 | 1 | 15 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2002 | 24 | 2 | — | 4 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 2001 | 79 | 4 | 1 | 7 | Suspension › Front › Control Arm › Lower Ball Joint | Routine | |
| 2000 | 141 | 4 | 1 | 8 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1999 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Equipment › Mechanical | Routine |
Which Jaguar S-Type years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2000 is the weakest year on record, with 141 complaints concentrated in the power train › automatic transmission. It carries 4 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.