Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3 | 1 |
| 1991 Sovereign | 5 | 1 |
| 1990 Sovereign | 5 | 2 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Seat belts6
- Service brakes, hydraulic2
- Exterior lighting2
- Vehicle speed control1
- Tires1
- Structure1
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
In New Zealand
457 Sovereign cars are on the New Zealand register; 56% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 2001 | 19 | 2 | 16 |
| 2000 | 10 | 2 | 8 |
| 1999 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
| 1998 | 9 | 4 | 5 |
| 1997 | 18 | 8 | 9 |
| 1996 | 22 | 7 | 13 |
| 1995 | 26 | 9 | 16 |
| 1994 | 24 | 7 | 14 |
| 1993 | 12 | 3 | 9 |
| 1992 | 19 | 11 | 8 |
| 1991 | 27 | 12 | 13 |
| 1990 | 50 | 19 | 29 |
| 1989 | 33 | 11 | 20 |
| 1988 | 28 | 8 | 16 |
| 1987 | 31 | 16 | 11 |
| 1986 | 24 | 14 | 9 |
| 1985 | 54 | 28 | 23 |
| 1984 | 26 | 8 | 18 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the Netherlands
870 Sovereign cars are on Dutch roads; 25% arrived later as imports. Open a year for APK defects, odometer checks and colours.
| First registered | On the road | Median list price |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 44 | — |
| 2000 | 62 | — |
| 1999 | 67 | — |
| 1998 | 108 | €82,679 |
| 1997 | 63 | €76,045 |
| 1996 | 52 | €84,362 |
| 1995 | 65 | — |
| 1994 | 22 | — |
| 1993 | 25 | — |
| 1992 | 37 | — |
| 1991 | 30 | — |
| 1990 | 25 | — |
| 1989 | 26 | — |
| 1988 | 32 | — |
| 1987 | 58 | — |
| 1986 | 44 | — |
| 1985 | 43 | — |
| 1984 | 46 | — |
| 1983 | 21 | — |
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles (CC0) · list price is the manufacturer's catalogue price when new
In the United Kingdom
1,037 Sovereign cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | — |
| 2008 | 9 | 1 |
| 2007 | 11 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | — |
| 2005 | 3 | — |
| 2003 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 23 | 27 |
| 2001 | 81 | 77 |
| 2000 | 83 | 124 |
| 1999 | 75 | 164 |
| 1998 | 87 | 216 |
| 1997 | 32 | 88 |
| 1996 | 135 | 262 |
| 1995 | 115 | 279 |
| 1994 | 42 | 170 |
| 1993 | 30 | 155 |
| 1992 | 26 | 140 |
| 1991 | 18 | 102 |
| 1990 | 45 | 206 |
| 1989 | 40 | 177 |
| 1988 | 33 | 180 |
| 1987 | 7 | 97 |
| 1986 | 35 | 182 |
| 1985 | 40 | 241 |
| 1984 | 56 | 127 |
| 1983 | 5 | 7 |
| 1982 | 0 | 1 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
New registrations in Europe
1 new Jaguar Sovereign cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2016 and 2016, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2016 the largest markets were United Kingdom (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
2 campaigns cover the Sovereign.
THE NORMAL LOCKUP FUNCTION OF THE AUTOMATIC (PASSIVE) BELT REEL CAN CAUSE THE BELT MOTOR WINCH ASSEMBLY TO LOCKUP SUCH THAT THE PASSIVE BELT SYSTEM WILL NOT DEPLOY/FUNCTION OR GETS STUCK AT VARIOUS POINTS ALONG THE TRACK CAUSING THE KINKING OR BREAKING OF ITS CABLE OR DETACHMENT OF THE TONGUE.
HEAD OF REAR CALIPER FIXING BOLT COULD BREAK OFF, LEAVING ONLY BOLT SHANK IN PLACE.
NHTSA recalls