1995 Jaguar XJS

Problems owners report

Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1995 Jaguar XJS, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.

• Seat belts2
• Structure1
• Electrical system1
• Parking brake1
• Visibility1
• Vehicle speed control1

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 1995 Jaguar XJS failed the safety check 0.68% of the time — 47% less often than the average 1995 passenger car (1.29%). Median odometer at inspection: 79,358 miles.

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

In the Netherlands

92 first registered in 1995 are on Dutch roads; 77% arrived later as imports.

Most common APK defects

• Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde52
• Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen20
• Remslang beschadigd, wapeningsmateriaal zichtbaar12
• Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld10
• Remvertraging / remwerking parkeerrem onvoldoende8
• Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm8
• Waarschuwingsinrichting antiblokkeersysteem geeft defect aan7
• Remverschil op 1 as te groot6

Colours

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

MOT test results in Great Britain

In 2023, 338 of these cars first registered in 1995 took their annual MOT test. 82% passed first time; among all cars first registered in 1995 the figure was 67%.

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

6 of these cars first registered in 1995 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 97,000 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 1995 cars are on the New Zealand register; 88% arrived as used imports, 13% 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 12.5–18.7 L/100 km (about 13–19 mpg US), CO₂ 288–430 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 1995 Jaguar XJS.

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 1995 Jaguar XJS: known faults, fixes and updates.

NHTSA manufacturer communications (public domain)