Total Complaints
1 filings
JAGUAR XJS · model year
2001 JAGUAR XJS
1 NHTSA complaints. A VIN lookup is required to determine whether a specific vehicle has an unrepaired recall.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 2001JAGUARXJS carries 1 consumer safety complaint in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
The most frequently selected component label in reports for the 2001 XJS is visibility:rearview mirrors/devices:interior with 1 filings. Complaint categories reflect owner reports and intake categorization; they do not establish a defect pattern or cause.
NHTSA currently has 2 investigation files overlapping the 2001 XJS. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should read the complaint-by-year trend as report volume, not a causal diagnosis. Use the related-complaint feed and the official recall lookup when researching a specific vehicle.
1
Complaints
0
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
Complaints vs. fleet median (215)
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR | 1 |
Recent Complaints
20011115VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR IS MOUNTED TOO LOW. IT BLOCKS VIEW TO RIGHT OF CENTER, AND IT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE FOR LOCATION UP/DOWN OR LEFT/RIGHT. IT IS MOUNTED BY A SINGLE SPHERICAL JOINT WHICH ALLOWS ANGULAR ADJUSTMENT BUT NO LOCATION ADJUSTMENT. I AM ONLY 5'-10" TALL; WITH SEAT MOTORED TO ITS LOWER LIMIT MIRROR BLOCKS VIEW THROUGH WINDSHIELD. CURIOUSLY, JAGUAR MOUNTS MIRRORS IN S TYPE CARS WHICH DO NOT HAVE RAIN SENSING WIPERS BY A BRACKET CONTAINING TWO SPHERICAL JOINTS--SEPARATED BY AN "INTERMEDIATE LINK." FOR CARS WITH RAIN SENSING WIPERS JAGUAR ELIMINATES THE INTERMEDIATE LINK (AND ONE OF THE BALL JOINTS) FORCING THE DRIVER TO ACCEPT THE MIRROR LOCATION AS BUILT. NO LOCATION ADJUSTMENT IS POSSIBLE--ONLY ANGULAR ADJUSTMENT. QUESTION IS "WHY IS THE INTERMEDIATE LINK NECESSARY WITH SOME S TYPE CARS AND ELIMINATED WITH OTHER S TYPE CARS? THREE TIMES I HAVE MOVED FROM STOP SIGNS INTO THE PATH OF OTHER DRIVERS BECAUSE THEY WERE HIDDEN BY MY MIRROR. FORTUNATELY FOR ME ALL OF THEM WERE AL
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many complaints does the 2001 JAGUAR XJS have?▼
The 2001 JAGUAR XJS has 1 NHTSA complaints, 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 deaths reported.
What are the most common problems with the 2001 JAGUAR XJS?▼
The most-complained component for the 2001 JAGUAR XJS is VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR with 1 complaints. Other frequently reported areas include various components.
Is the 2001 JAGUAR XJS safe to buy?▼
Review the complaint history, crash and fire reports, safety ratings, and recall status on this page to make an informed decision. No NHTSA crash test rating is available for this model year. Compare with other model years using the links above.
Where does this data come from?▼
All complaint, recall, and safety rating data is sourced from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Complaints are filed by vehicle owners through NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation.
Vehicle Safety Guides
Data vintage: August 2026. 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.
Every figure on PlainCars is rendered directly from NHTSA complaint and safety data, no number is typed in by an editor. This year-specific record is rendered from NHTSA ODI, recall, and NCAP rows for the 2001 JAGUAR XJS; no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.
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