2002 Jaguar X-Type

Typical pattern

8.2% of complaints about the 2002 Jaguar X-Type came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2002 vehicle — around the middle of the 230 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.4 yr in service. The most-reported system is power train (49 complaints), typically at 5.8 yr or about 59,000 miles.

Complaints: 171
Median age at failure: 4.4 yr
Median mileage: 49,960 n=137
Crash / fire / tow: 12.3% of reports
Safety recalls: 2

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

04V487000 2004-10-07

Parking brake

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH LHD MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, THE HAND BRAKE, WHICH APPLIES THE PARKING BRAKE, MAY NOT APPLY SUFFICIENT PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PADS TO PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING IF THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS LEFT IN THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THE AUTOMATIC ADJUSTER WITHIN THE HAND BRAKE MAY NOT WORK PROPERLY CAUSING THE HAND BRAKE LEVER TO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE RECOMMENDED RANGE.

IF THE VEHICLE TRAVELS OUTSIDE THE RECOMMENDED RANGE, THE VEHICLE MAY ROLL AWAY AND A CRASH MAY OCCUR.

03V011000 2003-01-16

Exterior lighting:turn signal

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER SEDANS, THE POWER CIRCUIT WHICH FEEDS THE DIRECTION INDICATOR SYSTEM COULD FAIL. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE DRIVER BEING UNAWARE THAT THE EXTERNAL TURNING INDICATORS ARE NOT OPERATING BECAUSE THE INTERNAL "TELL-TAIL" LIGHT ON THE DRIVER'S INSTRUMENT PANEL CONTINUES TO WORK NORMALLY.

THE LOSS OF REAR TURN SIGNALS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS TURNING AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

In owners’ own words

Power train mileage not reported 2.6 yr in service

I LOVE MY JAG, BUT DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED 4X - WHISTLING NOISE DUE TO INCOMPATIBLE METALS, FRONT SEATS ROCK, WINDOWS MALFUNCTION, BRAKES HAVE RAPID WEAR LESS THAN 30,000 MILES, TIRES REPLACED LESS THAN 30,000 MILES, DEALER IS TRYING TO SOLVE PROBLEMS. *LA

Power train 57,999 mi 2.7 yr in service

HAVE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL OCCURRENCES OF POWER TRAIN SHUTDOWN TO DO ELECTRONICS ON 2002 JAGUAR X TYPE VIN # [XXX]...THIS OCCURS IN MOVING TRAFFIC AT ALL SPEEDS. REPRESENTS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ASKED JAGUAR MOTOR CO TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE...THEY CLAIMS IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. NOT THE CASE AS THE MALFUNCTION HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES WHICH RESULTED IN MAIN HARNESS & ECU REPLACED... *AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Power train 10,890 mi 2.8 yr in service

CAR HAS HAD NUMEROUS REPAIRS WITH TRANSMISSION, DOOR'S OPENING, TRUCK, FUEL INJECTORS, SUNROOF, WINDOWS, ETC. *JB

Other X-Type model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2002 Jaguar X-Type

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other X-Type model years

How to read this