AutoDefect IQ

1998 Jaguar Xk8 problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Vehicle Speed Control (3) · Power Train:automatic Transmission (3) · Fuel System, Other (3)

🧭 Reliability snapshot

84 /100
✓ Typical or better for this model

Compared against other Jaguar Xk8 model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →

🛣️ Complaints by mileage

<25k miles: 2 complaints <25k 25–50k miles: 5 complaints 25–50k 50–75k miles: 8 complaints 8 50–75k 75–100k miles: 3 complaints 75–100k 100–125k miles: 3 complaints 100–125k 125–150k miles: 0 complaints 125–150k 150k+ miles: 0 complaints 150k+

21 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.

32
Complaints
0
Recalls
60
Service bulletins
1
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (60)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Electrical System 2021-04-14 · SSM59597Attachme · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

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Electrical System 2021-04-14 · SSM59597Attachme · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

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Electrical System 2021-04-14 · SSM59597Attachme · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

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Electrical System 2018-08-20 · SFCC_09AUG18_REV · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

a customer may report "hood open" message displays on ip with hood closed.

Electrical System 2018-08-20 · SFCC_09AUG18_REV · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

18c - new face of incontrol touch pro and 18c software improvements

Equipment 2018-08-20 · SFCC_09AUG18_REV · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

sim card activation issues

Showing the 6 most recent of 60 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

No detailed complaint narratives on file.

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

Other Jaguar Xk8 years