Jaguar Vanden Plas
Owners filed 50 complaints across 15 model years of the Jaguar Vanden Plas. The 1998 drew the most (12); the 2001 the fewest (1).
Model years15
Complaints50
Recalls18
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Jaguar Vanden Plas model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 3 | 0 | — | 1 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2003 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine | |
| 1999 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1998 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1997 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1996 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 1995 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 1994 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | Seat Belts | Routine | |
| 1990 | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | Steering › Rack and Pinion › Rack | Routine |
Which Jaguar Vanden Plas years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 12 complaints concentrated in the vehicle speed control. It carries 1 recall.
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.