Jaguar XJS
Owners filed 50 complaints across 10 model years of the Jaguar XJS. The 1990 drew the most (15).
Which Jaguar XJS years should you avoid?
Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Jaguar XJS model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Jaguar XJS model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Seats | Routine | |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Interior | Routine | |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | — | — | Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal | Routine | |
| 1996 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars | Routine | |
| 1995 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Visibility › Rearview Mirrors/Devices › Exterior | Routine | |
| 1994 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Cooling System › Radiator Assembly | Routine | |
| 1993 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | Electrical System › Wiring | Routine | |
| 1992 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 1991 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components | Routine | |
| 1990 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.