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2005 Jaguar Xj Sedan

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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13Owner complaints

Model-year median: 4

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
3Power Train
2Air Bags
1Electrical System
1Equipment
1
All reported categories
Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1Parking Brake
1Structure
1Tires
1Unknown Or Other
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 9 of 13 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Air Bags complaints

1 reports
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36,050 miles · Apr 7, 2008
Air Bags

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ SEDAN. THE DVD THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE VEHICLE WAS WIRED INCORRECTLY AND DID NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE AIR VOLUME PRESSURE RATING WAS INACCURATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURES IF HE BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE; HOWE…

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ SEDAN. THE DVD THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH THE VEHICLE WAS WIRED INCORRECTLY AND DID NOT WORK. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG SENSOR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND THE AIR VOLUME PRESSURE RATING WAS INACCURATE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD REPAIR THE FAILURES IF HE BROUGHT IN THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE DRIVING DISTANCE WAS UNREASONABLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,500 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,050.

NHTSA ODI #10223567

Official recalls

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.