AI DamageJaguar XK Sports reliability: problems, complaints, recalls
Summary for the Jaguar XK Sports across 2 model years: 2 owner complaints and 0 NHTSA service bulletins, plus repair videos. Pick a year for details.
Model years
| Year | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) | YouTube repair videos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What fails most often
- 1 Air bags 50% of all complaints
- 2 Service brakes 50% of all complaints
- Air bags: 1 complaints (50% of all).
- Service brakes: 1 complaints (50% of all).
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 2 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air bags | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
Airbag lights coming on in jaguar xk8 2006 between january 2009 and may 2009. We took the car in 4 times for airbag lights coming on (each time "repaired"). Each time the connections were "corrected".
At that point, immediately after the dcs failure message, the brakes engaged, lurching me forward. The brakes disengaged and I immediately saw a third message which stated 'power systems failure'. The car was not at a standstill but was rolling forward slightly downhill.
What to check before buying
- Air bags. Check the SRS light, stored codes and airbag/curtain status after any impact.
- Service brakes. Pedal feel, ABS operation, leaks, discs and hoses.
Other models of this make
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-06.