MODELYEARINDEX

Which Jaguar XF years to avoid

Across 4 scored model years, the 2010 model year carries the highest severity-weighted complaint rates.

Ownership label · Jaguar XF Full report
D
Grade 2010–2015
2010 vs model median 1.6×
Model median3× median
Fuel System 9
Electrical 8
Engine 5
Avoid

2010

Best

2011 · 2013

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
1.55× 30 D
2011
1.01× 21 C
2013
0.84× 12 C
2015
0.99× 22 C

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2010 D 30 reports · median 5,400 mi

  1. Fuel System 9

    On two occasions my 2010 jaguar xf has rev'ed to between 3-4,000 rpm's when coming to a stop. It took both feet on the brake, then shifting to neutrel and hitting ignition off to stop the engine. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Electrical 8

    This occurred one time only. As my bluetooth connected phone began to ring, the car's touchscreen interface went blank and the hvac vents rotated to the closed position. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  3. Engine 5

    2010 jaguar xkr (note that your form later only allows an xf to be clicked in order to proceed so I did that). On 2-21-10 car 1/2 full of gas. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

1 crash

2015 C 22 reports · median 10,000 mi

  1. Fuel System 4

    The contact owns a 2015 jagura xf. The contact stated that the engine stalled while driving. The vehicle was taken several times to the dealer for repair. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

  2. Brakes 3

  3. Engine 3

    2015 jaguar xf. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle uncontrollable shakes and at different times stalling while driving. *m owner complaint filed with NHTSA

3 fire

The best year for the XF

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2011 is the best-scoring XF model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 64.8 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations. On complaint rate alone the lowest is 2013 at 0.84× this model’s median, against 1.01× for 2011.

Yearvs medianReportsGrade
2011 1.01× 21 C
2013 0.84× 12 C
2015 0.99× 22 C

Recalls

22 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
16V373000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010, 2011 20,107
18V010000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010–2015 16,532
18V009000 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE 2010, 2013 8,925
16V137000 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM 2013, 2015 6,938
16V796000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 2013, 2015 5,081
10V332000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2010 5,048
11V168000 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS 2010 4,926
12V521000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2010, 2011 4,195
20V081000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2010 2,907
09V424000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY 2010 2,131
14V181000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2013 1,589
13V341000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2013 940

+ 10 further campaigns

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2010 were reported at a median of 5,400 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Jaguar XF years should you avoid?
2010 carry the highest severity-weighted complaint rates of any Jaguar XF model year measured over an identical 60-month window.
What is the best year for the Jaguar XF?
2011 is the best-scoring Jaguar XF model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 64.8 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Jaguar XF have?
22 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Jaguar XF model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2010 XF
Complaints in window
30
Severity-weighted
55.5
Model median (weighted)
36
vs model median
1.55×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
10
Open investigations
0
Score 46.2 D