2006 Jaguar X-Type: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2006 Jaguar X-Type
On the 2006 Jaguar X-Type, the failure owners report most often is other speed control problem, with 7 reports on file. Across every failure mode on this year, half the dated reports were filed before 60,000 miles. Overall it scores 64 out of 100, high risk for a 2006.
High risk for a 2006 — 282nd riskiest of the 343 2006 vehicles we can rate. 30 owner reports; fleet size borrowed from other years of the same model.
What owners report breaking
Owners have reported 13 named failure modes on the 2006 Jaguar X-Type, and the three most-reported carry 47% of everything filed.
Other speed control problem leads with 7 reports and about 0.5 per 1,000 vehicles.
Other brake problem follows with 4 reports, median 70,000 miles.
Loss of braking follows with 3 reports, median 70,000 miles.
By system, the reports fall mostly into adas (8), brakes (8) and wheels (4).
The mileage the reports cluster at
27 of the reports on the 2006 Jaguar X-Type came with an odometer reading, and half of those were filed before 60,000 miles.
Cumulatively, 26% by 50,000 miles, 81% by 100,000 miles and 96% by 150,000 miles of the dated reports had been filed.
The busiest stretch is between 60,000 and 70,000 miles, which alone holds 33% of the dated reports.
22% of the dated reports were filed below 36,000 miles.
Tick median reported mileage Solid middle half of reports Faint 10th to 90th percentile Colour how bad the failure is when it happens
Showing the 12 most-reported failure modes of 13. The full list is in the table below.
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
- Dashed the median reported mileage
Severity, and what it costs
Across the named modes, 9 mention a crash and 6 an injury. Those are the words owners used in their own complaints, and NHTSA does not verify them, but they are the closest thing in this data to a measure of what a failure actually did.
The average severity weight across every report on this year is 8.10, where a stalled engine or a failed airbag weighs many times more than a rattling trim panel, and a figure this high means the reports are dominated by failures with safety consequences rather than annoyances. The weighting is set out in full on the methodology page.
What the top failures cost to put right, as editorial estimates for an independent US shop rather than figures from NHTSA: other speed control problem at $250–$2,000, other brake problem at $300–$1,800, loss of braking at $400–$3,000 and other wheel or tire problem at $200–$1,500. Dealer labour, a seized bolt or a part that is no longer made can push any of these past the top of its range.
17% of the reports on this year sit in the engine, transmission, drivetrain or cooling systems — the four where a repair bill is usually four figures.
Every reported failure mode
| Failure mode | System | Reports | With reading | 25th | Median | 75th | Per 1,000 | Typical repair | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other speed control problem | adas | 7 | 6 | — | 82k | — | 0.5 | $250–$2,000 | Critical |
| Other brake problem | brakes | 4 | 4 | — | 68k | — | 0.3 | $300–$1,800 | High |
| Loss of braking | brakes | 3 | 3 | — | 68k | — | 0.2 | $400–$3,000 | Critical |
| Other wheel or tire problem | wheels | 3 | 2 | — | 38k | — | 0.2 | $200–$1,500 | High |
| Differential or transfer case failure | drivetrain | 2 | 2 | — | 79k | — | 0.2 | $900–$4,200 | High |
| Other engine problem | engine | 2 | 2 | — | 51k | — | 0.2 | $300–$4,000 | High |
| Other visibility problem | glass | 2 | 2 | — | 91k | — | 0.2 | $150–$1,400 | Moderate |
| ABS module or sensor failure | brakes | 1 | 1 | — | 2k | — | 0.1 | $500–$2,400 | High |
| Seat belt or retractor failure | airbag | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.1 | $200–$900 | High |
| Cruise control failure | adas | 1 | 1 | — | 2k | — | 0.1 | $200–$1,400 | High |
| Tire blowout or tread separation | wheels | 1 | 1 | — | 20k | — | 0.1 | $200–$1,500 | Critical |
| Other powertrain problem | transmission | 1 | 1 | — | 30k | — | 0.1 | $400–$4,500 | High |
| Other fuel system problem | fuel | 1 | 1 | — | 52k | — | 0.1 | $300–$2,200 | High |
| Unclassified problem | other | 1 | 1 | — | 68k | — | 0.1 | — | Moderate |
This year had no usable recall paperwork, so the fleet-size estimate is the median of other years of the same model. Repair costs are typical independent-shop ranges for the failure, not figures from these reports.
How often, against how many were built
Scaled by an estimate of how many of these cars exist, the 2006 Jaguar X-Type draws about 2.3 per 1,000 vehicles, which puts it in the 76th percentile of complaint rates among 2006 vehicles we can rate.
That denominator is the weakest number on the page and it is fair to say so plainly. This year had no usable recall paperwork, so the fleet-size estimate is the median of other years of the same model.
The working figure is 12,936 vehicles. If the true number is twice that, every rate on this page is half what it says; the ranking against other 2006 vehicles, which is what the risk score uses, is far more robust than the rate itself.
What owners wrote
Verbatim from NHTSA complaint narratives, trimmed for length. The odometer reading is the one the owner gave.
Other speed control problem
With my brakes applied and slowing to a stop at the bottom of an interstate exit ramp, my car seemed to jerk and then suddenly accelerated as if it was trying to go into passing gear. I immediately pressed the brakes as hard as possible and shifted into neutral so I could stop and avoid hitting the car in front of me. While in neutral, the engine kept revving and the tachometer was in the red. I turned the engine off to keep from damaging it and put the car in park. After the car in front of me had gone, I started my car to see if the engine would run properly. It seemed to be okay, so I carefully drove to my home which was about three more miles. Several weeks prior, I had a similar incident when I was parking at the grocery store, but I was in the process of turning off the engine. When I started the car to leave the grocery store, everything seemed to be okay and I didn't think any more of it. I found several other people on line that have experienced the same problem but none of them could prove it to their dealer and nothing was done about it. I guess it will take someone getting killed before anything gets done about this…
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 jaguar x-type. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was applied. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a wall. The passenger side dashboard air bag was the only air bag that deployed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained two broken ribs, lacerations that required stitches, and bruises to the eye and body that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000..updated 11/03/14 *bf updated 7/9/2015*js
Other brake problem
With my brakes applied and slowing to a stop at the bottom of an interstate exit ramp, my car seemed to jerk and then suddenly accelerated as if it was trying to go into passing gear. I immediately pressed the brakes as hard as possible and shifted into neutral so I could stop and avoid hitting the car in front of me. While in neutral, the engine kept revving and the tachometer was in the red. I turned the engine off to keep from damaging it and put the car in park. After the car in front of me had gone, I started my car to see if the engine would run properly. It seemed to be okay, so I carefully drove to my home which was about three more miles. Several weeks prior, I had a similar incident when I was parking at the grocery store, but I was in the process of turning off the engine. When I started the car to leave the grocery store, everything seemed to be okay and I didn't think any more of it. I found several other people on line that have experienced the same problem but none of them could prove it to their dealer and nothing was done about it. I guess it will take someone getting killed before anything gets done about this…
Tl* the contact owned a 2006 jaguar x-type. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle accelerated when the brake pedal was applied. As a result, the contact crashed the vehicle into a wall. The passenger side dashboard air bag was the only air bag that deployed. A police report was filed. The contact sustained two broken ribs, lacerations that required stitches, and bruises to the eye and body that required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000..updated 11/03/14 *bf updated 7/9/2015*js
Loss of braking
I was traveling on the freeway at 55 MPH, as I exited and touched the brakes the car would not slow down, the car gained speed, I pumped the brakes and the car continued to go faster, the car was out of control and crashed into a wall. I was seriously injured and fortunately no one else or other vehicle was involved. I am lucky to be alive. Just prior to impact I turned the wheel to the left causing the car to hit the right front first then the car flipped over. Only the passenger side air bag deployed. The brakes were fairly new with 70% brake lining remaining and the brakes had been inspected one week prior to the accident. It appears to be a combination speed acceleration and brake failure. *tr
I was traveling on the freeway at 55 MPH, as I exited and touched the brakes the car would not slow down, the car gained speed, I pumped the brakes and the car continued to go faster, the car was out of control and crashed into a wall. I was seriously injured and fortunately no one else or other vehicle was involved. I am lucky to be alive. Just prior to impact I turned the wheel to the left causing the car to hit the right front first then the car flipped over. Only the passenger side air bag deployed. The brakes were fairly new with 70% brake lining remaining and the brakes had been inspected one week prior to the accident. It appears to be a combination speed acceleration and brake failure. *tr
How it ranks in the 2006 field
The score at the top of the page, placed among its peers. The zones are the same thresholds the scorer applies, read out of the scorer itself, so the picture and the band word cannot disagree.
Scores are ranked within the model year, never across years, because an older car has had longer to accumulate reports.
- Left fewer and less serious reports
- Right more, or worse
- Marker this vehicle
How 2006 compares with the other years
High risk for a 2006 — 282nd riskiest of the 343 2006 vehicles we can rate. Because the ranking is against the same model year only, age cancels out of it.
Across the 6 model years of this car that carry enough reports to score, 2005 comes out best at 59 and 2004 worst at 77, with 2006 itself at 64.
If the model year is negotiable, 2005 scores lower than 2006 by a margin worth acting on. Same body, same engines, different luck — usually a supplier change or a mid-cycle fix, which the complaint data can show but never explain.
Within the 2001–2007 generation specifically, 2005 is the strongest year at 59 and 2004 the weakest at 77.
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.
Where these figures stop being useful
30 owner reports; fleet size borrowed from other years of the same model. Every count on this page is therefore a floor: it is the number of owners who went to the trouble of filing with a federal agency, which is a small and self-selected fraction of the owners who had the fault.
Of those 30 reports, 27 carried an odometer reading, so the mileages here describe 90% of the sample rather than all of it. Owners also round: readings pile up on multiples of ten thousand, which is why this site publishes "about 90,000 miles" and not "91,438".
The failure modes are assigned by software reading the owner's own words, which is accurate in bulk and wrong in individual cases. A mode with a handful of reports may contain a misfiled one.
And nothing here predicts what one car will do. These are other people's complaints, filed years apart, on cars maintained by strangers. Read the page as a map of where this model year has previously gone wrong, then have the specific car in front of you inspected.
Questions this page answers
What are the most common problems with the 2006 Jaguar X-Type?
The most-reported failures are other speed control problem (7 reports, median 80,000 miles), other brake problem (4 reports, median 70,000 miles) and loss of braking (3 reports, median 70,000 miles). Counts come from owner complaints filed with NHTSA, which are voluntary, so they show what owners bothered to report rather than every fault that occurred.
Is the 2006 Jaguar X-Type reliable?
It scores 64 out of 100 on our risk index, which is high — 282nd riskiest of the 343 2006 vehicles we can rate. The score is a comparison against other 2006 vehicles, not a prediction about any individual car, and it is built from complaint rates, severity and how early failures appear.
Which year of the Jaguar X-Type is best?
Within the 2001–2007 generation, 2005 scores best at 59 out of 100 and 2004 worst at 77. Same body, same engines, different luck.
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