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2008 Jaguar Xj

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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6Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

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

What owners reported most

Vehicle Speed Control
2Fuel/propulsion System
1Service Brakes
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Structure
1
All reported categories
Suspension
1Unknown Or Other
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 2 of 6 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.

  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Fuel/propulsion System. Review the 1 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Service Brakes. 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.

1 crash reports0 fire reports0 injury reports

Service Brakes complaints

1 reports
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83,000 miles · Mar 27, 2015
Service BrakesSuspension

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL OF THE CONTROL ARMS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 JAGUAR XJ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ALL OF THE CONTROL ARMS WERE RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS AND ABS BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 8/21/15*CN UPDATED 10/3/2017*CN

NHTSA ODI #10702166

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

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