Open safety recalls, the components owners report failing most often, crash-test results and running costs for the 1995 Jaguar XJ — assembled from NHTSA and EPA records.
Everything on this page applies to the model as a whole. Run its 17-character VIN to decode that exact car — its engine, trim, assembly plant and factory equipment — alongside these records. Free, no account.
Run a VIN →Recalls and complaints are filed against a specific model year, so figures differ from one year to the next even within a single generation. See every Jaguar XJ year.
No EPA fuel-economy match for this model (naming may differ or it predates EPA records).
NHTSA lists 1 recall for this make/model/year. Recalls apply to the model, so some may already be fixed on this specific car — check with a dealer using the VIN.
Issue: THE STEERING ASSEMBLY WAS FITTED WITH INCORRECT SPECIFICATION NUTS. THESE NUTS RETAIN THE TRACK ROD END BALL PINS TO THE STEERING ARMS.
Risk: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL NEW CORRECT SPECIFICATION NUTS ON THE STEERING LINKAGE ASSEMBLY.
Campaign 94V249000
NHTSA has no NCAP crash-test rating for this model/year (common for older, low-volume, or heavy-duty vehicles).
The parts named most often across 1 owner complaintfiled with NHTSA for this make, model and year — the closest free answer to “what is likely to go wrong?”
Complaints are self-reported and skew toward problems people find alarming, so treat this as where to look, not a defect rate.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 JAGUAR XJ. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER WAS ENTERING THE FUEL LINES AND SPREADING THROUGH THE FUEL TANK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ENGINE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR THEM TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. WATER GOT IN GAS TANK FROM THE TOP OF GAST TANK. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND JUST STOP RUNNING. PLEASE HELP THANK YOU SING BENNIE E. MCCAAE III. UPDATED 11/09/2011 *LN