Where each one leads
Jaguar XF
- Against cars of the same year, the Jaguar XF comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 28% less often than average) than the Lincoln Continental (fails 16% more often than average).
- Fewer Jaguar XF cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (6.0% against 88.1%).
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2024 Jaguar XF uses 9.1 l/100 km, the 2020 Lincoln Continental 12.0.
Lincoln Continental
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
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
| Jaguar XF | Lincoln Continental | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2009–2024 | 1981–2020 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 154,473 (2010–2022) | — |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 88,498 | — |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 2,218 | 596 |
| In traffic in Finland | 974 | 155 |
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
| Jaguar XF | Lincoln Continental | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 76% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +8% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 1.4% | 1.9% |
| … against cars of the same year | −28% | +16% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 6.0% | 88.1% |
| US owner complaints | 395 | 1,674 |
| Most complaints about | Fuel/propulsion system | Engine and engine cooling |
| Model year with most complaints | 2010 (106) | 1991 (203) |
| US recall campaigns | 32 | 39 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 6,844 | 1,886 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 6 | 70 |
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).
Safety
| Jaguar XF | Lincoln Continental | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | — | 5★ (2020) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Jaguar XF | Lincoln Continental | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.1 l/100 km (2024) | 12.0 l/100 km (2020) |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel | 6.8 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, diesel hybrid | 6.7 l/100 km | — |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 9.8 l/100 km | — |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | 168 g/km | — |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 172 kW (231 hp) | — |
| Average mass in running order | 1,871 kg | — |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €73,021 | — |
| Average odometer in Finland | 216,000 km | 57,000 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).