IllustrationMY CAR HAS A GAS LEAK FROM THE TOP SEAL. I SAW WHERE THERE IS A RECALL IN THIS BUT MANUFACTURING COMPANY KEEPS REELING ME IT'S NOT MY VIN THAT THE RECALL IS AFFECTED.
2011 Jaguar Xf
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
90–25K
625–50K
1550–75K
1075–100K
9100–150K
2150K+
51 reports with mileage · 29 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 23 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
2 crash reports5 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
80 reportsVEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT TURN OVER. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO START THE CAR BY BANGING UNDER THE CAR NEAR THE FUEL PUMP LOCATION. JAGUAR HAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FOR MY CAR YEAR AND ENGINE, BUT THE JAGUAR NATIONAL HEADQ…
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VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING AND WILL NOT TURN OVER. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES BEFORE. MY MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT IT IS THE FUEL PUMP AND THAT THEY WERE ABLE TO START THE CAR BY BANGING UNDER THE CAR NEAR THE FUEL PUMP LOCATION. JAGUAR HAS A RECALL ON THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FOR MY CAR YEAR AND ENGINE, BUT THE JAGUAR NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS SAYS THAT IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. SEEMS LIKE A SIMILAR PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED BY THEM.
I HAVE A LIVE THAT COMES ON THAT SAYS RESTRICTED PERFORMANCES AND IT'S SO DANGEROUS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND SOON AS THAT LIGHT RESTRICTED PERFORMANCE THE CAR LOST OF POWER... IT DON'T DO ANY EVERY TIME I PUSHED OF THE GAS THE CAR SLOWED DOWN. THE CAR ONLY HAVE 70,000 MILES ON IT. IS THIS NOT A RECALL ON THAT?
HI FUMES OF GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER I FOUND OUT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR FUEL LEAK FOR 2010-2012 MODEL I CONTACTED JAGUAR AND THEY ISSUED A CASE NUMBER ALSO THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THEY RECOMMENDED TO TAKE IT TO A JAG DEALER TO ASSESS THE REPAIR. JAGUAR LATER DENIED ANY FURTHER HELP W…
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HI FUMES OF GASOLINE ODOR INSIDE THE CAR. AFTER I FOUND OUT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR FUEL LEAK FOR 2010-2012 MODEL I CONTACTED JAGUAR AND THEY ISSUED A CASE NUMBER ALSO THEY SAID MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL BUT THEY RECOMMENDED TO TAKE IT TO A JAG DEALER TO ASSESS THE REPAIR. JAGUAR LATER DENIED ANY FURTHER HELP WITH REPAIR FACILITATION ALTHOUGH I EXPRESSED MY CONCERNS ABOUT THE SAFETY PROBLEM BEING THE SAME AS THE VINS THEY RECALLED!
WHEN APPLYING THE BREAKS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR FROM BEHIND (LIGHT TO MEDIUM IMPACT) SEAT BELT CAUSED SERIOUS PANCREATIC AND VENOUS INJURIES TO DRIVER.
MY CAR IS LEAKING GAS AND I WAS TOLD BY JAGUAR THAT IT'S NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ON FUEL LEAKAGE FOR THAT MODEL. HOWEVER NHTSA SAYS THERE IS A RECALL. I CAN SMELL GAS WHILE DRIVING IT AN IT LEAKS OUTS ONCE I STOP. I AM NOT DRIVING IT AGAIN.
THE IN-TANK ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MAY NOT BE CORRECTLY ACTIVATED AS THE FUEL PUMP RELAY IS NOT ENERGIZED FOLLOWING A VEHICLE STARTUP CYCLE.AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE COULD RESULT. FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE LEADS TO ENGINE STUMBLE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE CUTOUT WITH MINIMAL WARNING AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH,…
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THE IN-TANK ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP MAY NOT BE CORRECTLY ACTIVATED AS THE FUEL PUMP RELAY IS NOT ENERGIZED FOLLOWING A VEHICLE STARTUP CYCLE.AN INADEQUATE SUPPLY OF FUEL TO THE ENGINE COULD RESULT. FUEL STARVATION TO THE ENGINE LEADS TO ENGINE STUMBLE FOLLOWED BY ENGINE CUTOUT WITH MINIMAL WARNING AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH, I WAS IN MOTION DOING 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY AND THE CAR STOP WITH NO WARNING . I HAD TO TOW IT TO MY HOUSE. A WEEK LATER THE CAR STARTED AGAIN BUT THE MECHANIC ADVISE ME TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP BASED ON THE RECALL.
MY CAR HAS A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUT IT IS LEAKING FUEL UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHEN YOU LIFT THE BACKSEAT UP THE FUEL IS SHOOTING OUT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JAGUAR AND THEY SAID THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE. I CALLED JAGUAR CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT PART BUT MY CAR WAS NEVER…
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MY CAR HAS A STRONG GAS SMELL INSIDE AND OUT IT IS LEAKING FUEL UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHEN YOU LIFT THE BACKSEAT UP THE FUEL IS SHOOTING OUT, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO JAGUAR AND THEY SAID THERE IS A CRACK IN THE FUEL PUMP FLANGE. I CALLED JAGUAR CORPORATE OFFICE AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THAT PART BUT MY CAR WAS NEVER SERVICED FOR IT. I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE FEBRUARY 2016.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JAGUAR XF. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WITH THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OIL BURNING ODOR AND FLUID…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JAGUAR XF. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP LIGHT, A POPPING SOUND WAS HEARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WITH THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN OIL BURNING ODOR AND FLUID LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE DEALER (PARK PLACE JAGUAR LAND ROVER DFW, 1300 E STATE HIGHWAY 114, DALLAS, TX 75261) WAS CONTACTED AND AN APPOINTMENT WAS SCHEDULED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, WHITE SMOKE AND FUEL APPEARED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WA…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT TOOK SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, WHITE SMOKE AND FUEL APPEARED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO JAGUAR OF GREENSBORO (1205 BRIDFORD PKWY, GREENSBORO, NC 27047, (336) 299-1500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH COMPRESSION FUEL PUMP, BALL JOINT, AND FUEL INJECTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
Official recalls
418V010000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Jan 8, 2018
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain 2014-2015 Jaguar XF vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Unless included in "Zone A" above, Jaguar is also recalling certain 2011-2015 Jaguar XF vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Unless included in Zone A and Zone B above, Jaguar is also recalling certain 2010-2015 Jaguar XF vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2018. Owners may contact 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J072.
16V373000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
May 27, 2016
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Jaguar XF vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in these states are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar Land Rover customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number of this recall is J069.
16V229000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Apr 20, 2016
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015 XF vehicles manufactured February 6, 2008 to October 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver frontal air bags may be missing a chemical enhancer required for the second stage deployment, resulting in the second stage deploying improperly in certain crashes.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An air bag that inflates improperly increases the risk of injury.
Remedy: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2016. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J065.
12V521000 · Fuel System, Gasoline; Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
Oct 26, 2012
Jaguar is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 XF vehicles equipped with a 5.0L gasoline engine. The affected vehicles may have a fuel tank fuel outlet flange that may crack.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: The cracked flange may result in fuel leakage onto the ground. This leaking fuel, in the presence of an ignition source, may result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected fuel tank fuel outlet flanges, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2012. Owners may contact Jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
Jaguar is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 XF vehicles equipped with a 5.0L gasoline engine. The affected vehicles may have a fuel tank fuel outlet flange that may crack.
Consequence: The cracked flange may result in fuel leakage onto the ground. This leaking fuel, in the presence of an ignition source, may result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected fuel tank fuel outlet flanges, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2012. Owners may contact Jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
Fuel System, Gasoline
Jaguar is recalling certain model year 2010-2012 XF vehicles equipped with a 5.0L gasoline engine. The affected vehicles may have a fuel tank fuel outlet flange that may crack.
Consequence: The cracked flange may result in fuel leakage onto the ground. This leaking fuel, in the presence of an ignition source, may result in a vehicle fire.
Remedy: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected fuel tank fuel outlet flanges, free of charge. The recall began on December 20, 2012. Owners may contact Jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
1RQ19004 · Fuel Tank Flange Leak
Opened Jun 28, 2019 · Closed Nov 5, 2020
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly
In October 2012, Jaguar Land Rover LLC (JLR) submitted a Defect Information Report (DIR) to NHTSA describing a defect condition that could result in pressurized fuel leaks around the fuel supply line connection on the upper surface of the fuel tank assemblies of approximately 4,152 model year (MY) 2010 Jaguar XF vehicles equipped with 5.0L engines and manufactured between April 2009 and January 2010 (Recall 12V-521). The DIR indicated that the fuel system operating pressures of 5.0L gasoline engine XF vehicles may exceed the design specification under certain conditions, which may result in cracks in the fuel tank outlet flange. In January 2010, JLR changed the design of the tank outlet flange from the original version with no internal ribs, part number 9X23-9A309-AC (?AC flange?), to a revised part with internal ribbing reinforcing the area of the flange at the base of the fuel supply port where the cracks were occurring (?AD flange?). The scope of 12V-521 included 43 MY 2011-2012 XF vehicles with 5.0L engines that were equipped with the AC flanges as service replacement parts. In addition, in March 2016, JLR recalled 28 additional MY 2010 XF vehicles built with 5.0L engines and AC flanges that were inadvertently excluded from 12V-521 (Recall 16V-187). The AD flange was later replaced in production by the AE flange, which had internal ribbing like the AD flange and was used by JLR as the remedy part for 12V-521 and 16V-187. All the subject fuel tank flanges (AC, AD & AE) were supplied to JLR by Continental AG (now Vitesco Technologies). By October 2019, JLR had completed the recall remedies for 12V-521 and 16V-187 in 4,080 vehicles, resulting in an overall completion rate of 97 percent.On June 28, 2019, ODI opened RQ19-004 to investigate the scope and remedy for recalls 12V-521 and 16V-187, based on 30 complaints alleging fuel odor or leakage from the tank flange, including 19 in MY 2010 XF 4.2L vehicles equipped with the AC flange and 11 in MY 2010 through 2012 XF 5.0L vehicles equipped with revised flanges (AD/AE flanges) either as original equipment or as remedy parts under the subject recalls.ODI?s analysis of field data gathered under RQ19-004 identified a total of 51 complaints and field reports and 272 warranty claims related to fuel leakage from cracked flanges in the subject vehicles. Thirty-three (33) of the complaints and field reports and 200 of the warranty claims involved MY 2010 XF 4.2L equipped with the unreinforced AC flange, resulting in a complaint rate of 11.4 incidents per thousand vehicles (IPTV) and a claim rate of 6.9 percent. Twelve (12) of the complaints and field reports and 61 of the warranty claims involved MY 2010 ? 2012 XF 5.0L vehicles equipped with AD/AE flanges as original equipment parts, resulting in a complaint rate of 0.8 IPTV and a claim rate of 0.4 percent. Six (6) of the complaints and 11 of the warranty claims involved vehicles remedied under 12V-521 or 16V-187, resulting in a complaint rate of 1.5 IPTV and a claim rate of 0.3 percent.On February 13, 2020, JLR notified NHTSA that it was recalling approximately 2,907 model year MY 2010 Jaguar XF vehicles equipped with 4.2L engines and the AC flange to remedy a fuel tank flange cracking defect (Recall 20V-081). With this recall, there are no remaining products equipped with the unreinforced AC flange that are not under recall. Like the prior recalls, the remedy for 20V-081 involves replacing the AC flange with a modified part with the internal ribbing reinforcement (AE flange).ODI's analysis indicates that Recall 20V-081 addresses the scope concerns with tank flange cracking in the subject vehicles. Based on this analysis, this invest