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What 12 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Jaguar Xj (lwb)

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (12)Crash / fire / injury (1)Engine (4)Electrical system (3)Fuel system (3)Brakes (2)Suspension (2)Visibility & wipers (2)Body & structure (1)Latches & locks (1)Seats (1)Speed control (1)

2 of 12 complaints match · Brakes · clear filters

Jul 6, 2017SteeringBrakes

TAKATA RECALL: I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO DIAGNOSE A SOUND IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I WAS TOLD THE CAR NEEDED A WATER PUMP, BRAKE SYSTEM REPAIRS, WHEEL ALIGNMENT, AND NEW TIRES. MORE RECENTLY I WAS TOLD THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEAKS IN CONNECTIONS RELATED TO THE WATER PUMP PROBLEM. THERE IS ALSO VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT SOUND IS WHEN IDLING IN MY DRIVEWAY; THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION OCCURS WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL STREETS; IT DOES NOT OCCUR WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS.

NHTSA ODI 11003404

Apr 16, 2014Brakes

APPLYING BRAKES MY FOOT ALSO HITS THE GAS PEDAL WHICH MAKES THE CAR LEAP FORWARD. *TT

NHTSA ODI 10583152

Working with the data? Download all 12 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 24, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Jaguar Xj (lwb) verdict →