2001 Jaguar X-Type: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2001 Jaguar X-Type
Only 2 defect reports have been filed with NHTSA about the 2001 Jaguar X-Type, which is too few to compute mileage percentiles or a risk score. The reports reported other steering problem.
When each failure gets reported
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
How reports accumulate
Every report with an odometer reading, cumulative, from 0 to 200,000 miles. A curve that climbs early is a car with early problems, whatever its total.
- Line share of reports filed by that mileage
Every reported failure mode
| Failure mode | System | Reports | With reading | 25th | Median | 75th | Per 1,000 | Typical repair | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other steering problem | steering | 1 | 1 | — | 138k | — | 0.8 | $350–$2,400 | High |
| Other suspension problem | suspension | 1 | 1 | — | 138k | — | 0.8 | $350–$2,000 | Moderate |
Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound. Repair costs are typical independent-shop ranges for the failure, not figures from these reports.
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The odometer reading is the one the owner gave.
Other steering problem
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 jaguar x-type. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH over a bump, the vehicle jerked into another lane. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or a mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage were 137,597.
Other suspension problem
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 jaguar x-type. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH over a bump, the vehicle jerked into another lane. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or a mechanic. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage were 137,597.
Recalls on the 2001 model year
NHTSA has issued 1 recall campaign covering the 2001 Jaguar X-Type, affecting an estimated 1,285 vehicles. A recall is a different kind of evidence from a complaint: it is the regulator and the manufacturer agreeing that something has to be fixed, and the fix is free for as long as the car exists.
The campaigns cover parking brake. Whether the work was actually done on the car in front of you is a question only the VIN can answer, and the manufacturer or NHTSA will answer it free.
Recalls also distort complaint counts. Publicity about a campaign reminds owners that complaining is possible, so reports for a recalled component often spike after the recall rather than before it.
PARKING BRAKE
3,856 vehicles 2004-10-07- Defect
- On certain passenger vehicles equipped with lhd manual transmissions, the hand brake, which applies the parking brake, may not apply sufficient pressure to the brake pads to prevent the vehicle from moving if the manual transmission was left in the neutral position. The automatic adjuster within the hand brake may not work properly causing the hand brake lever to travel outside the recommended range.
- Consequence
- If the vehicle travels outside the recommended range, the vehicle may roll away and a crash may occur.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the existing automatic adjustment hand brake lever system on the affected vehicles with a manual hand brake lever system. The recall began on january 14, 2005. Owners should contact jaguar at 1-800-452-4827.
Recall work is free at a franchised dealer regardless of the car's age. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls before assuming it was done.
Every year of the Jaguar X-Type
Scores compare each year against other cars of the same model year, so a low number on an older car is a real result and not an artefact of age.
Shorter is better. Years with too few reports to score are shown without a bar rather than as a zero, because no data is not good news.
Within the 2001-2007 generation, 2005 Jaguar X-Type scores best at 59 and 2004 Jaguar X-Type worst at 77.
What the reports on file say
The complaints recorded against the 2001 Jaguar X-Type are other steering problem (1 report, around 138k miles) and other suspension problem (1 report, around 138k miles). With a sample this size these are anecdotes rather than a pattern, and they are shown because somebody looking at this exact car would rather see them than nothing.
Why this page is short
A model year needs about 8 reports before percentiles mean anything, and this one does not have them. Complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road, so a thin page usually means a rare car, a new car, or a car whose owners do not file.
Other years of the same model do have enough: 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. The mechanical parts are often shared across those years, so their pages are the better guide to what this one is likely to do, with the caveat that a shared part is not a shared production line.
Where this comes from. Every figure above is computed from NHTSA owner complaints and recall records for this exact make, model and year. Complaints are voluntary and self-selected, so treat counts as a floor. The methodology page writes out each formula, and the same numbers are available as JSON.
What breaks at my mileage Compare with another car
Source Owner complaints and recall records published by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, model years 1996–2027 Figures rebuilt Published by AtWhatMileage How every figure is computed