Jaguar XJ8
Owners filed 176 complaints across 8 model years of the Jaguar XJ8. The 1998 drew the most (83); the 2002 the fewest (2).
Model years8
Complaints176
Recalls6
Fires4
Deaths0
Every Jaguar XJ8 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2005 | 6 | 0 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2004 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | Routine | |
| 2002 | 2 | 1 | — | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc › Pads | Routine | |
| 2001 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | Structure › Frame and Members | Routine | |
| 1999 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline › Belts and Associated Pulleys | Routine | |
| 1998 | 83 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine |
Which Jaguar XJ8 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 83 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling. 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.