Where each one leads
Jaguar XK
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2014 Jaguar XK uses 12.6 l/100 km, the 2015 Mercedes-Benz SLS 15.6.
Mercedes-Benz SLS
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 XK | Mercedes-Benz SLS | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1997–2020 | 2011–2014 |
| New cars registered in Europe | 3,977 (2010–2019) | 3,246 (2010–2021) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | 16,926 | 205 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 603 | 198 |
| 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
| Jaguar XK | Mercedes-Benz SLS | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | 81% | — |
| … against cars of the same age | +31% | — |
| New York safety inspections failed | 0.9% | — |
| … against cars of the same year | −61% | — |
| US owner complaints | 46 | 12 |
| Most complaints about | Vehicle speed control | Air bags |
| Model year with most complaints | 2007 (15) | 2011 (6) |
| US recall campaigns | 10 | 5 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 3,482 | 80 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | — | 4 |
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 XK | Mercedes-Benz SLS | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 12.6 l/100 km (2014) | 15.6 l/100 km (2015) |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | 283 kW (380 hp) | 464 kW (622 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | 1,719 kg | 1,625 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | €136,240 | €283,268 |
| 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).