Where each one leads
Aston Martin DBS
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Jaguar XK
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2014 Jaguar XK uses 12.6 l/100 km, the 2024 Aston Martin DBS 13.8.
Too close to call: MOT pass rate against cars of the same age.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Aston Martin DBS | Jaguar XK | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2005–2021 | 1997–2020 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 1,183 (2010–2022) | 3,977 (2010–2019) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 1,420 | 16,926 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | — | 603 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 124 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Aston Martin DBS | Jaguar XK | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 94% | 81% |
| … against cars of the same age | +32% | +31% |
| New York safety inspections failed | — | 0.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | — | −61% |
| US owner complaints | — | 46 |
| Most complaints about | — | Vehicle speed control |
| Model year with most complaints | — | 2007 (15) |
| US recall campaigns | 7 | 10 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 359 | 3,482 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Aston Martin DBS | Jaguar XK | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 13.8 l/100 km (2024) | 12.6 l/100 km (2014) |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 305 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 533 kW (715 hp) | 283 kW (380 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,967 kg | 1,719 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €136,240 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 115,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).