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1998 Jaguar Xjr

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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9Owner complaints

Model-year median: 2

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
3Air Bags
2Seats
2Electrical System
1Fuel System, Gasoline
1
All reported categories
Power Train
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 6 of 9 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 →
  • Air Bags. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Seats. Review the 2 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 reports2 injury reports

Seats complaints

2 reports
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98,000 miles · Jun 22, 2012
Seats

SEAT SUPPORT BRACKET (DRIVER SIDE RIGHT REAR) CRACKED IN HALF CAUSING SEAT TO SHIFT SUDDENLY. CAUSING DRIVER TO MAKE UNINTENDED STEERING INPUTS. SECOND OCCURRENCE SAME AS ABOVE EXCEPT LEFT REAR BRACKET CRACKED IN HALF ON JUNE 10, 2012 *TT

NHTSA ODI #10462805

55,000 miles · Apr 19, 2004
Seats

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER SIDE SEAT ATTACHMENT BROKE AT THE LEFT REAR. WHEN THIS OCCURRED THE SEAT TILTED TO THE LIFT SIDE OF THE DOOR. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SEAT TRACK AND ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10067339

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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