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What 8 owners told NHTSA about the 2018 Jaguar Xe

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 (8)Electrical system (2)Seat belts (2)Body & structure (1)Fuel system (1)Seats (1)Tires (1)Wheels (1)

1 of 8 complaints match · Body & structure · clear filters

Aug 9, 2022Body & structure

When it rains, the trunk fills with water killing the batter and causing all kinds of electrical problems. This issue is well documented and confirmed by doing a simple Google search “Water on the Jaguar XE trunk” or visit any of the Jaguar forums that are filled with complaints about water filling the truck of the Jaguar XE model, e.g. https://www.xeforums.co.uk/threads/the-dreaded-water-leak.7577/

NHTSA ODI 11478490

Working with the data? Download all 8 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 21, 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 2018 Jaguar Xe verdict →