2003 Jaguar X-Type

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2003 Jaguar X-Type, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Power train15
• Tires13
• Air bags9
• Vehicle speed control8
• Structure8
• Electrical system6
• Steering6
• Engine and engine cooling6
• Wheels5
• Service brakes, hydraulic4

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 5 injuries and 1 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 7 2003 X-Type vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 6 people died inside them, and 3 of the vehicles rolled over. This is a count, not a crash rate: it grows with the number of cars on the road.

NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain)

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2003 Jaguar X-Type failed the safety check 2.34% of the time — 11% more often than the average 2003 passenger car (2.11%). Median odometer at inspection: 88,856 miles.

NY DMV Vehicle Inspections (vezn-fmmk), initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count

Engines

The most common engines in 2003 Jaguar X-Type cars on Dutch roads are the 2.1 petrol (115 kW, 154 hp), 2.5 petrol (144 kW, 193 hp) and 3.0 petrol (169 kW, 227 hp).

RDW Open Data (CC0): registered passenger cars and their fuel data · engine size rounded to 0.1 litre, net maximum power · versions with at least 20 cars

In the Netherlands

228 first registered in 2003 are on Dutch roads; 13% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €42,820.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde161
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen142
• Band onvoldoende profiel67
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld63
• Roestschade dorpel37
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm33
• Kentekenplaatverlichting werkt niet (goed) / ontbreekt32
• Roestschade van 1,5 t/m 2,0E of meer dan 15% dikteafname28

Colours

RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording

In the United Kingdom

1,304 cars built in 2003 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1,709 more were declared off the road (SORN).

Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124, year of manufacture) · Open Government Licence v3.0

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 2,568 of these cars first registered in 2003 took their annual MOT test. 59% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2003 the figure was 57%.

DVSA anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023 (Department for Transport) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · first tests only; a fix made at the test station within the hour still counts as a fail

In Finland

52 of these cars first registered in 2003 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 240,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.

Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0

In New Zealand

95 2003 cars are on the New Zealand register; 56% arrived as used imports, 38% were sold new in New Zealand.

NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0

Fuel consumption

Official Canadian test results for 4 variants: combined 11.7–12.6 L/100 km (about 19–20 mpg US), CO₂ 269–290 g/km.

Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls in Canada

2 Transport Canada recalls for the 2003 Jaguar X-Type.

Transport Canada Vehicle Recalls Database · Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada

Recalls

Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words

Service bulletins

What Jaguar told its dealers about the 2003 Jaguar X-Type: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)