2018 Jaguar XJ

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 2018 Jaguar XJ, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

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NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 0 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 2018 Jaguar XJ failed the safety check 1.20% of the time — 27% less often than the average 2018 passenger car (1.65%). Median odometer at inspection: 30,335 miles.

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

Registered new in Europe in 2018

648 new Jaguar XJ cars were registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland in 2018; the largest markets were the United Kingdom (318), Germany (169), the Netherlands (33).

Average mass

1,958 kg

Average CO₂

198 g/km (WLTP)

Average power

227 kW

Fuel type recorded

Diesel 88% · Petrol 12%

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

36 first registered in 2018 are on Dutch roads; 33% arrived later as imports. Median list price when new: €117,588.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde32
• Band onvoldoende profiel15
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld11
• Roetfilter werkt niet goed, aantal deeltjes meer dan toegest4
• Mechanische delen van het remsysteem vertonen slijtage4
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm3
• Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht2
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen2

Colours

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

In the United Kingdom

686 cars built in 2018 were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, and 28 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, 666 of these cars first registered in 2018 took their annual MOT test. 89% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 2018 the figure was 84%.

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 New Zealand

5 2018 cars are on the New Zealand register; 20% arrived as used imports, 80% 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 11.8 L/100 km (about 20 mpg US), CO₂ 276 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 2018 Jaguar XJ.

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

Recalls

No recall campaigns cover the 2018 Jaguar XJ.

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 2018 Jaguar XJ: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)