Jaguar XK8
Owners filed 116 complaints across 8 model years of the Jaguar XK8. The 1998 drew the most (32); the 2004 the fewest (0).
Model years8
Complaints116
Recalls10
Fires1
Deaths0
Every Jaguar XK8 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine | |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 | — | — | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2002 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars | Routine | |
| 2001 | 10 | 1 | — | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2000 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1999 | 23 | 1 | — | 1 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1998 | 32 | 2 | — | 1 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1997 | 30 | 2 | 1 | — | Engine and Engine Cooling | Routine |
Which Jaguar XK8 years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1998 is the weakest year on record, with 32 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. It carries 2 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.