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CarsLore / Compare / Large cars / XJ vs Panamera 4S Executive

Jaguar XJ vs Porsche Panamera 4S Executive

Two large cars, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 1 like-for-like measure: the Jaguar XJ leads on 1, the Porsche Panamera 4S Executive on 0.

Where each one leads

Jaguar XJ

  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2019 Jaguar XJ uses 11.8 l/100 km, the 2023 Porsche Panamera 4S Executive 12.2.

Porsche Panamera 4S Executive

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 XJPorsche Panamera 4S Executive
Model years in the US safety record1982–20232017–2024
New cars registered in Europe15,891 (2010–2020)—
Licensed in the United Kingdom22,481—
On the road in the Netherlands2,006—
In traffic in Finland338—

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 XJPorsche Panamera 4S Executive
UK MOT first-time pass rate76%—
… against cars of the same age+18%—
New York safety inspections failed1.7%—
… against cars of the same year−23%—
Illogical odometer records (NL)8.2%—
US owner complaints134—
Most complaints aboutEngine—
Model year with most complaints2011 (16)—
US recall campaigns204
Manufacturer service bulletins6,8811,246
NHTSA defect investigations22

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

Jaguar XJPorsche Panamera 4S Executive
Official combined fuel use, Canada11.8 l/100 km (2019)12.2 l/100 km (2023)
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe197 g/km—
Average power of new cars in Europe221 kW (296 hp)—
Average mass in running order1,977 kg—
Dutch list price when new (median)€113,287—
Average odometer in Finland189,000 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).