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2012 Jaguar Xf
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
30–25K
425–50K
950–75K
475–100K
2100–150K
0150K+
22 reports with mileage · 16 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Engine. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 5 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
1 crash reports1 fire reports0 injury reports
What owners actually said
38 reportsI WAS DRIVING (IN MOTION) WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. I WAS ABLE TO THANKFULLY ROLL INTO A TURN LANE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART OR EVEN TURN THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER-ASSISTED BRAKING AND POWER-ASSISTED STEERING. IT WAS HORRIFYING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ROSENTHAL JAGUAR LAN…
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I WAS DRIVING (IN MOTION) WHEN THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY STREET. I WAS ABLE TO THANKFULLY ROLL INTO A TURN LANE. I WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART OR EVEN TURN THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER-ASSISTED BRAKING AND POWER-ASSISTED STEERING. IT WAS HORRIFYING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ROSENTHAL JAGUAR LAND ROVER IN TYSONS CORNER VA, WHERE THEY UNCOVERED THAT THE ISSUE WAS A DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP CONNECTOR AND THE DESCRIPTION MATCHES THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF THIS RECALL: HTTPS://WWW.EDMUNDS.COM/CAR-NEWS/2013-JAGUAR-XF-RECALLED-FOR-FUEL-PUMP-PROBLEM.HTML
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V010000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT PROVIDING A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION ADVISED …
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V010000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT PROVIDING A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTIFICATION ADVISED THAT PARTS WERE EXPECTED TO BE AVAILABLE IN 2019. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
UPON STARTING THE CAR AFTER A BRIEF STOP WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OF BRAKE IRREGULARITIES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME; THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. THERE WAS AN ACCOMPANYING BURNING SMELL AT THIS TIME, PROBABLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO BRAKE FLUID BEING SPRAYED ON…
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UPON STARTING THE CAR AFTER A BRIEF STOP WITH NO PRIOR INDICATION OF BRAKE IRREGULARITIES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME; THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE DEPRESSED IN ORDER TO START THE CAR. THERE WAS AN ACCOMPANYING BURNING SMELL AT THIS TIME, PROBABLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO BRAKE FLUID BEING SPRAYED ONTO HOT ENGINE/EXHAUST COMPONENTS. THERE WAS NO USEFUL PARTIAL BRAKE ACTION AT THIS TIME. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO JAG DEALER. NO FLUID IN RESERVOIR, LEFT FRONT BRAKE HOSE HAD LOST INTEGRITY. DEALER REPLACED BRAKE HOSE, FILLED AND BLED SYSTEM. DEALER PROVIDED FAILED HOSE TO OWNER FOR EXAMINATION. AFTER PRESSURIZING THE HOSE WITH VERY LOW PRESSURE AIR IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THERE WAS A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE SWAGE CONNECTION OF THE HOSE AT THE CALIPER END FITTING. THE HOSE HAS BEEN DISPLACED FROM THE FITTING, AND AIR CAN BE MADE TO ESCAPE FROM THE FITTING/HOSE CONNECTION SIMPLY BY BLOWING INTO THE OTHER END OF THE HOSE. PHOTOS ATTACHED.
CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION WHEN ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS (SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER). STEERING CONTROL WAS LIMITED WHEN ENGINE SHUTOFF AND BRAKE PEDAL ALSO REQUIRED MUCH MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL TO BRING CAR TO STOP. ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE TAKING OFF FROM SCHO…
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CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING IN A STRAIGHT LINE, VEHICLE WAS STILL IN MOTION WHEN ENGINE STOPPED WITHOUT ANY WARNING LIGHTS (SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER). STEERING CONTROL WAS LIMITED WHEN ENGINE SHUTOFF AND BRAKE PEDAL ALSO REQUIRED MUCH MORE PRESSURE THAN NORMAL TO BRING CAR TO STOP. ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE TAKING OFF FROM SCHOOL PARKING LOT, SO NO ACCIDENTS WERE CAUSED, BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY LIKELY CAUSE FOR AN ACCIDENT ON A BUSY FREEWAY. CAR DID NOT START BACK UP AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO REPAIR SHOP.
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED BY JAGUAR, EVEN THOUGH YOUR SITE STATES "JAGUAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIR BAG ASSEMBLIES. PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING QUARTER 3 2017. THERE WILL BE NO CHARGE TO OWNERS FOR THIS REPAIR."
FUEL FLANGE IS CRACKED CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO POUR OUT GAS WHILE MOVING AND WHILE PARKED. THERE IS ALSO A HEAVY GAS SMELL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE.
TAKATA RECALL JO7OI I NOW HAVE NO USE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND REPAIR WILL NOT BE MADE UNTIL SEPT.30 AT THE SOONEST. NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE DEALERSHIP. NO SOLUTION FROM CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER OF JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA,LLC. THIS IS THE THIRD JAGUAR WE HAVE PURCHASED AND WE E…
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TAKATA RECALL JO7OI I NOW HAVE NO USE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT AND REPAIR WILL NOT BE MADE UNTIL SEPT.30 AT THE SOONEST. NO SOLUTION WAS OFFERED BY THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE DEALERSHIP. NO SOLUTION FROM CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER OF JAGUAR LAND ROVER NORTH AMERICA,LLC. THIS IS THE THIRD JAGUAR WE HAVE PURCHASED AND WE EXPECT BETTER TREATMENT.
LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILURE AT MIDLINE. LEAKED SO BAD THE ENTIRE BRAKE FUILD RESERVOIR EMPTIED AFTER 2 BRAKE PUSHES. I AM SO LUCKY I JUST STOPPED FOR GAS AND WASN'T DRIVING ON MY TRIP DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND 79XXX MILES. THERE MUST BE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE ISSUE WITH THESE BRAKE LINES. MY CAR …
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LEFT FRONT BRAKE LINE FAILURE AT MIDLINE. LEAKED SO BAD THE ENTIRE BRAKE FUILD RESERVOIR EMPTIED AFTER 2 BRAKE PUSHES. I AM SO LUCKY I JUST STOPPED FOR GAS AND WASN'T DRIVING ON MY TRIP DOWN THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR IS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND 79XXX MILES. THERE MUST BE DESIGN OR MANUFACTURE ISSUE WITH THESE BRAKE LINES. MY CAR IS CHECKED BY THE DEALER PER JAGUAR SCHEDULE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V027000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE …
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TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 JAGUAR XF. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V027000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Official recalls
518V010000 · 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.
17V027000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Jan 10, 2017
Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain 2012 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 recalling certain 2009 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." Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in either Zones A or B 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 assembly, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J070.
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
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: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.
11V604000 · Equipment:other:labels
Dec 28, 2011
JAGUAR IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2012 XF VEHICLES, MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 7, 2011, THROUGH NOVEMBER 24, 2011, FOR AN INCORRECT CERTIFICATION LABEL. SINCE THE GROSS VEHICLE WEIGHT RATING (GVWR) IS STATED INCORRECTLY, THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF PART 567, CERTIFICATION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CUSTOMERS MAY UNKNOWINGLY EXCEED THE GVWR. EXCEEDING THE GVWR OF THE VEHICLE, CAN LEAD TO LOSS OF VEHICLE STABILITY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: JAGUAR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE LABEL. THIS SERVICE WILL BE PERFORMED FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN ON OR BEFORE JANUARY 23, 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