Problems · NHTSA complaints
2011 Jaguar XK problems
Owners filed 3 complaints about the 2011 Jaguar XK with NHTSA between Nov 2011 and Aug 2018. The most-cited component is structure (1).
Complaints
3
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
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Reported by owners
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Reported by owners
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Complaints by component
One complaint can cite several components
- Structure1
- Air bags1
- Engine and engine cooling1
- Fuel system, gasoline1
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.
Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 8, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
When complaints were filed
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| Model year | Complaints filed per calendar year |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 |
Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.
Top problems in owners’ words
Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first
Structure
1 report
“2011 JAGUAR XK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A HEADLINER COLLAPSE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE GLUE FROM THE HEADLINER CREATED AN UNSAFE AND UNHEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. THE DRIVER'S PASSENGERS HAVE SHOWN SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS RANGING FROM PERSISTENT COUGHING, PNEUMONIA, EYE TUMORS AND BIRTH DEFECTS.*JS”
Air bags
1 report
“THIS IS A SIMILAR AIRBAG SAFETY ISSUE AS OCCURRED IN A PRIOR RECALL ON LAND ROVER (RECALL #P045). THE WIRING THAT CONNECTS THE CLOCK SPRING ROTARY COUPLER TO THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG MODULE FRACTURES AS A RESULT OF RELATIVE MOTION BETWEEN THE ROTARY COUPLER AND THE STEERING WHEEL HUB. THE RELATIVE MOTION OF THE STEERING WHEEL CREATED INTERNAL FRICTION WITHIN THE ROTARY COUPLER ASSEMBLY AND/OR FRICTION CAUSED BY CONTACT OF THE STEERING COLUMN COWL AGAINST THE ROTARY COUPLER. THE CABLING FOR THE ROTARY COUPLER HAS FRACTURED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON. JAGUAR DEALER HAS INDICATED THE FRACTURE WILL INTERFERE WITH THE AIRBAGS PROPER DEPLOYMENT.”
Engine and engine cooling
1 report1 related recall
“FIRST EPISODE I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TURN LEFT AND CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR. JAGUAR SAID THEY WOULD UPDATE SOFTWARE. SECOND EPISODE AGAIN I WAS TURNING LEFT AT LOW SPEED WHEN CAR TURNED OFF. I TRIED RESTARTING CAR TWICE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I CALLED JAGUAR AND WHILE ON PHONE THE CAR WAS ABLE TO START. AGAIN THEY SAID THEY WOULD UPDATE SOFTWARE. *TR”
Fuel system, gasoline
1 report
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 8, 2026
Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.