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1998 Jaguar XJ8

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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83Owner complaints

Model-year median: 8.5

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Engine And Engine Cooling
35Power Train
14Vehicle Speed Control
13Electrical System
11Fuel System, Gasoline
4
All reported categories
Engine
3Seats
3Suspension
3Air Bags
2Visibility
2Electronic Stability Control (esc)
1Equipment
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Other
1Interior Lighting
1Service Brakes, Hydraulic
1Steering
1Structure
1Unknown Or Other
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

48 reports with mileage · 35 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 35 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 14 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Vehicle Speed Control. Review the 13 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports

Unknown Or Other complaints

1 reports
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100,000 miles · Jan 28, 2010
Unknown Or OtherCrashInjury

I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY TO THE JFK AIRPORT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART THEN A CAR SMASHED INTO ME SO NOW BECAUSE JAGUAR MAKES DEFECTIVE PARTS MY FAMILY WAS HURT, THEN THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HERITEGE JAGUAR AND THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE TENSIONERS IN THIS MODEL WERE MAD…

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I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY TO THE JFK AIRPORT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT RESTART THEN A CAR SMASHED INTO ME SO NOW BECAUSE JAGUAR MAKES DEFECTIVE PARTS MY FAMILY WAS HURT, THEN THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HERITEGE JAGUAR AND THEY HAD INFORMED ME THAT THE TENSIONERS IN THIS MODEL WERE MADE OF PLASTIC BUT JAGUAR TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THAT COST ME $1700 FOR REPAIR TW*

NHTSA ODI #10303087

Official recalls

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No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.