2016 Jaguar XJ

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2016 Jaguar XJ, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Unknown or other3
• Air bags1
• Electrical system1
• Engine1
• Engine and engine cooling1
• Wheels1
• Electronic stability control (esc)1

NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 4 injuries and 0 deaths reported

Compared with other years

NHTSA ODI complaints by model year

Fatal crashes in the US

From 2020 to 2023, 3 2016 XJ vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died; 1 person died inside them. 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 2016 Jaguar XJ failed the safety check 1.32% of the time — 33% less often than the average 2016 passenger car (1.97%). Median odometer at inspection: 51,561 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2016

1,064 new Jaguar XJ cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2016; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (445), Germany (300), France (45).

Average mass

1,958 kg

Average power

224 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 89% · Petrol 11%

European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · averages weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value; fuel type as recorded at registration, where many non-plug-in hybrids appear as petrol · re-use permitted with acknowledgement

In the Netherlands

40 first registered in 2016 are on Dutch roads; 45% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €113,287.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde27
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld11
• Band onvoldoende profiel6
• Band beschadigd4
• Roetfilter werkt niet goed, aantal deeltjes meer dan toegest3
• Dim-, grootlicht werkt niet (goed)2
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm2
• Band vertoont uitstulping(en)2

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

992 cars built in 2016 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 56 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, 1,066 of these cars first registered in 2016 took their annual MOT test. 85% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2016 the figure was 79%.

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

17 of these cars first registered in 2016 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 134,000 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

8 2016 cars are on the New Zealand register; 38% arrived as used imports, 63% 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 1 variant: combined 11.7 L/100 km (about 20 mpg US), CO₂ 275 g/km.

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

Recalls in Canada

3 Transport Canada recalls for the 2016 Jaguar XJ.

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 2016 Jaguar XJ: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)