2004 Jaguar X-Type

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2004 Jaguar X-Type, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Power train13
• Vehicle speed control10
• Air bags9
• Tires9
• Service brakes, hydraulic7
• Seat belts4
• Suspension4
• Electrical system4
• Service brakes4
• Engine and engine cooling4

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 6 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 9 2004 X-Type vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 6 people died inside them, and 1 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 2004 Jaguar X-Type failed the safety check 2.28% of the time — 4% more often than the average 2004 passenger car (2.21%). Median odometer at inspection: 96,266 miles.

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

Engines

The most common engines in 2004 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), out of 4 versions with at least 20 cars.

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

208 first registered in 2004 are on Dutch roads; 18% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €55,375.

Most common APK defects

• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen157
• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde104
• Band onvoldoende profiel93
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld52
• Remslang beschadigd, wapeningsmateriaal zichtbaar35
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm33
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht32
• Band beschadigd31

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

1,589 cars built in 2004 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 2,141 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, 3,335 of these cars first registered in 2004 took their annual MOT test. 54% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2004 the figure was 56%.

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

80 of these cars first registered in 2004 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 258,000 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

81 2004 cars are on the New Zealand register; 43% arrived as used imports, 56% 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

1 Transport Canada recall for the 2004 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 2004 Jaguar X-Type: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)