Total Complaints
7 filings
JAGUAR XF · model year
7 NHTSA complaints, 2 crash reports for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2016JAGUARXF carries 7 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 2 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. For crash performance, NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program gave this cohort an overall Not Rated/5 rating, with Not Rated/5 front crash, Not Rated/5 side crash, and Not Rated/5 rollover scores derived from standardized barrier and dynamic tests.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 2016 XF is power train with 1 filings, followed by vehicle speed control (1) and steering (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 2016 XF. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
7 filings
Crashes Reported
2 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN | 1 |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 1 |
| STEERING | 1 |
| WHEELS | 1 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
| ENGINE | 1 |
After acclerating twice to avoid an accident. The car had a check enine light appear. No other warnings, not even high temperature. the car engine stopped and I pulled over off the highway.White smoke appearing under the hood. My mechanic does a pressure check and determines it is not repairable. He suggsts a new engine, My 2016 Jaguar XFS at 70k miles needs the engine replaced.
Dynamic mode alert locked up several times and panel was unresponsive intermittently and rear passenger footwell filled with water. . Cause is described by Jaguar dealer as rear window leak that passes through rear tail lamp and floods under the spare destroying the PCM module. Car surged once in driveway and I was blessed to hit the brake. Never again. I have waited more than six weeks for repair and Jaguar refuses to take responsibility for the problem.
Dynamic mode alert locked up several times and panel was unresponsive intermittently and rear passenger footwell filled with water. . Cause is described by Jaguar dealer as rear window leak that passes through rear tail lamp and floods under the spare destroying the PCM module. Car surged once in driveway and I was blessed to hit the brake. Never again. I have waited more than six weeks for repair and Jaguar refuses to take responsibility for the problem.
I PURCHASED MY VEHICHLE IN MAY 2019, SINCE MY PURCHASE, I HAVE TWO MAJOR TIRE BLOW OUTS ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS WHICH COULD HAD CAUSED ME AND MY FAMILY MY LIFE. THIS OCCURRED TWICE ON DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. EACH TIME, MY TIRES SPLIT AND MY RIM COMPLETED RUPTURED CASES GREAT DAMAGE TO MY CARE. THE COLLISION COMPANY WHO FIXED MY VEHICLE BOTH TIMES ASKED ME WHAT I HIT THINKING I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ADVISED THAT MY RIMS SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THE GREAT DAMAGE THAT IT DID. I AM NOT SURE IF THIS ISSUE WAS EVER REPORTED, BUT I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP ME. THANK YOU
Mileage: 31,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JAGUAR XF. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT, IT DRASTICALLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND ACCELERATED AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE'S CENTER FRONT END CRASHED INTO A BRICK COLUMN, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTO NATION COLLISION OF JAGUAR BODY SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTO NATION JAGUAR DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: PA17437216. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A BUY BACK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500.
Mileage: 10,500
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 JAGUAR XF. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH AND TURNING THE VEHICLE TO THE LEFT, IT DRASTICALLY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND ACCELERATED AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE'S CENTER FRONT END CRASHED INTO A BRICK COLUMN, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE AUTO NATION COLLISION OF JAGUAR BODY SHOP WHERE THE VEHICLE'S FRONT END WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE AUTO NATION JAGUAR DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: PA17437216. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A BUY BACK. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,500.
Mileage: 10,500
THE VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING WHILE STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE BRAKES HAD TO BE APPLIED HARDER AND HARDER TO KEEP IT FROM GOING INTO THE INTERSECTION, THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED SO HARD THAT THE BACK WHEELS WERE SPINNING. A WARNING WAS FLASHED ON THE DASH BUT WENT OFF IMMEDIATELY ALL THAT WAS SEEN WAS AN "A", AT THAT POINT THE AUTO STOP/START BUTTON WAS DISENGAGED AND THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET IN DOWNTOWN ORLANDO.
Mileage: 494
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.