IllustrationWHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TREAD SEPARATED COMPLETELY FROM TIRE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS A 1987, JAGUAR, XJ6 TIRE INFO:DRIVER'S REAR P215/70R15 TIRE, MILEAGE UNKNOWN, DOT-EJ34JLL0101, NOT ORIGINAL TIRES. *AK *JB
1986 Jaguar XJ6
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Limited comparison data
There is not enough comparable history to draw a useful model-year comparison.
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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all XJ6 years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 0 of 3 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Structure. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Tires. 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
What owners actually said
3 reportsVEHICLE DESIGN DID NOT INCLUDE UNDERCOATING APPLICATION UNDER THE VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN THE ENGINE RUSTING OUT. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
UNDERCOATING APPLIED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS NOT APPLIED DUE TO DESIGN RESULTING IN ENGINE RUSTING OUT. (ATTORNEY FOR CONSUMER).
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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
1PE90060 · Fuel Tank Leakage
Opened Mar 14, 1990 · Closed Sep 29, 1990
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
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