2006 Jaguar X-Type

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2006 Jaguar X-Type, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Vehicle speed control9
• Service brakes4
• Tires3
• Power train3
• Air bags2
• Service brakes, hydraulic2
• Visibility2
• Fuel system, gasoline1
• Engine1
• Engine and engine cooling1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 3 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

New York safety inspections

At its first New York inspection the 2006 Jaguar X-Type failed the safety check 1.95% of the time — 17% less often than the average 2006 passenger car (2.34%). Median odometer at inspection: 88,539 miles.

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

Engines

The most common engines in 2006 Jaguar X-Type cars on Dutch roads are the 2.5 petrol (144 kW, 193 hp), 2.1 petrol (115 kW, 154 hp) and 2.2 diesel (114 kW, 153 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

117 first registered in 2006 are on Dutch roads; 21% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €52,910.

Most common APK defects

• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen61
• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde53
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld33
• Band onvoldoende profiel25
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm21
• Stadslicht werkt niet (goed)17
• Band beschadigd14
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage13

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

1,997 cars built in 2006 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 1,497 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, 4,171 of these cars first registered in 2006 took their annual MOT test. 56% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2006 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

50 of these cars first registered in 2006 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 225,000 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

117 2006 cars are on the New Zealand register; 88% arrived as used imports, 11% 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 11.0–11.5 L/100 km (about 20–21 mpg US), CO₂ 253–265 g/km.

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

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2006 Jaguar X-Type.

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 2006 Jaguar X-Type: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)