2009 Jaguar Xf problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (17) · Vehicle Speed Control (9) · Power Train (7)
🧭 Reliability snapshot
Compared against other Jaguar Xf model years — complaint volume vs the model's median year, recalls and severity. How we score →
🛣️ Complaints by mileage
63 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (4)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2018-01-08 · campaign 18V009000 · 8,925 vehicles
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain 2013 Jaguar XF vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Unless included in "Zone A" above, Jaguar is recalling certain 2010 Jaguar XF vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2018. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J071.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2017-01-10 · campaign 17V027000 · 8,114 vehicles
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain 2012 Jaguar XF vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Unless included in "Zone A" above, Jaguar is recalling certain 2009 Jaguar XF vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began December 18, 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J070.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2016-05-27 · campaign 16V373000 · 20,107 vehicles
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Jaguar XF vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Vehicles not originally sold or ever registered in these states are not subject to this safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air
Risk: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag assemblies, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar Land Rover customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number of this recall is J069.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2016-04-20 · campaign 16V229000 · 5 vehicles
Defect: Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015 XF vehicles manufactured February 6, 2008 to October 20, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the driver frontal air bags may be missing a chemical enhancer required for the second stage deployment, resulting in the second stage deploying improperly in certain crashes.
Risk: An air bag that inflates improperly increases the risk of injury.
Fix: Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag module, free of charge. The recall began on May 5, 2016. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J065.
Service bulletins (367)
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 2026-03-10 · SSM76412 - 10MAR26 · Other
smart key deactivated message on instrument cluster and is unable to start their vehicle.
Electrical System 2025-04-11 · TUCC_APR2025_18 · Other
leaking windshield that caused the water ingress on the electrical component.
Service Brakes 2025-03-14 · SFCC_MAR2025_20 · Other
there have been several fred submissions for a customer allegation of brake judder/vibration.
Service Brakes 2025-03-14 · SFCC_MAR2025_18 · Other
there have been several fred submissions for a customer allegation of a brake noise concern.
Service Brakes 2025-03-14 · SFCC_MAR2025_17 · Other
there have been several fred submissions for a customer allegation of a rear brake warning being illuminated on the instrument cluster.
Unknown Or Other 2024-11-27 · SSM76165 · Other
front / rear door latch - silicon contamination causing doors to not operate as expected
Showing the 6 most recent of 367 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2022-03-18 · Unknown Or Other“dashboard leather bubbling and repairs are very expensive which i have not had done at the present time.…”
2020-08-26 · Engine · 13,400 mi“inside car interior lights comes on and off while driving on it's own. even at night while driving the interior light will come and off by themselves for apparent reason. i've google an seen a lot of complaints on jaguar website about the same issue been reported since 2011 with no recall to fix the issue an as of today i'm still experiencing this …”
2020-06-30 · Electronic Stability Control (Esc)“car shift knob will get stuck randomly…”
2020-06-13 · Electrical System · 42,000 mi“the issues that i am having started and was noticed about 2 years ago. i noticed the turn signal sounded distorted or like a short was developing in the system. then i noticed the key in the ignition and the seat belt warnings were no longer audible. these indications were listed in campaign 08v607000. *tr…”
2019-11-24 · Exterior Lighting · 40,943 mi“recall alert: jaguar xffacebooktwitter posted: december 9, 2008 jaguar is recalling about 3,800 2009 xf sedans due to an electrical defect that could result in a number of problems. in a defect notice filed with the national highway traffic safety administration, jaguar explains, "the instrument cluster speaker wires may fracture as a conseq…”
2019-06-10 · Engine“my 2009 jaguar has been in the shop for almost 1 year, i was told that it was the wire harness, however the wire harness was replaced under my extended warranty and the problem still exist. i purchased the 2009 jaguar at car max in 2012, after about 3 months it was in for oil change and antifreeze was smelt, they put me in a rental and my car was r…”
2019-05-20 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 67,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2009 jaguar xf. while the fuel was being depleted, the vehicle stalled without warning and was unable to restart. once more fuel was added, the vehicle was able to operate. the vehicle was taken to jaguar greensboro (1205 bridford pkwy, greensboro, nc 27407), but was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was notified of…”
2019-01-21 · Electrical System · 97,400 mi“nhtsa campaign id number 08v607000, also occurs in my vehicle the 2009 jaguar xf supercharged but the vin is not included in the safety recall. jaguar will not repair the problem even though it is a know issue in that make model and year. the 2009 the speaker fails, the following audible notifications are impacted: turn indicator, seat belt warning…”
2019-01-09 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 80,000 mi · 🔥 fire“i believe jaguar should recall the fuel rail because the aluminum fuel rails corrode from the inside out from using certain ethanol fuels with low water content, which cause a pinhole that sprayed raw gasoline onto a hot engine which cause a fire. those aluminum fuel rails were need to be replaced with stainless steel rails. my car was almost cau…”
2018-12-14 · Unknown Or Other · 53,000 mi“2009 jaguar xf supercharged dashboard glare & visibility obstruction the leather dashboard on my 2009 jaguar xf supercharged has begun to separate, ripple, & bubble. resulting in a serious safety issue as the rippling (looks similar to waves) causes the sun to reflect / glare directly to the windshield & into the operators eyes. the result, under c…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.