2013 Jaguar XF: what breaks, and at what mileage
What breaks on the 2013 Jaguar XF
On the 2013 Jaguar XF, the failure owners report most often is overheating, with 5 reports on file. Across every failure mode on this year, half the dated reports were filed before 70,000 miles. Overall it scores 77 out of 100, severe risk for a 2013.
Severe risk for a 2013 — 44th riskiest of the 284 2013 vehicles we can rate. 54 owner reports; fleet size estimated from this year's own recall paperwork.
What breaks on the 2013 Jaguar XF
Owners have reported 23 named failure modes on the 2013 Jaguar XF, and the three most-reported carry 24% of everything filed, which is an unusually even spread for one model year.
Overheating leads with 5 reports and about 1.7 per 1,000 vehicles.
Other engine problem follows with 5 reports, median 70,000 miles.
Electrical fire or melted wiring follows with 3 reports.
By system, the reports fall mostly into cooling (7), electrical (7) and engine (5).
When these failures get reported
29 of the reports on the 2013 Jaguar XF came with an odometer reading, and half of those were filed before 70,000 miles.
Cumulatively, 34% by 50,000 miles and 90% by 100,000 miles of the dated reports had been filed.
The busiest stretch is between 80,000 and 90,000 miles, which alone holds 28% of the dated reports.
28% 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 23. 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
What happens when these parts fail
Across the named modes, 6 mention a crash, 2 a fire and 4 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 5.15, 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: overheating at $400–$3,500, other engine problem at $300–$4,000, electrical fire or melted wiring at $1,500–$9,000 and control module (ECM/PCM/BCM) failure at $700–$3,000. Dealer labour, a seized bolt or a part that is no longer made can push any of these past the top of its range.
28% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overheating | cooling | 5 | 3 | — | 30k | — | 1.7 | $400–$3,500 | High |
| Other engine problem | engine | 5 | 3 | — | 70k | — | 1.7 | $300–$4,000 | High |
| Electrical fire or melted wiring | electrical | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | $1,500–$9,000 | Critical |
| Control module (ECM/PCM/BCM) failure | electrical | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | $700–$3,000 | High |
| Airbag inflator rupture | airbag | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | $0–$0 | Critical |
| Headlight failure or clouding | lighting | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 1.0 | $150–$1,800 | Moderate |
| Radiator or coolant leak | cooling | 2 | 2 | — | 66k | — | 0.7 | $350–$1,900 | High |
| Fuel pump failure | fuel | 2 | 2 | — | 58k | — | 0.7 | $600–$2,600 | High |
| Instrument cluster or gauge failure | infotainment | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.7 | $350–$1,400 | Moderate |
| Tire blowout or tread separation | wheels | 2 | 2 | — | 70k | — | 0.7 | $200–$1,500 | Critical |
| Other powertrain problem | transmission | 2 | 1 | — | 88k | — | 0.7 | $400–$4,500 | High |
| Other fuel system problem | fuel | 2 | 1 | — | 88k | — | 0.7 | $300–$2,200 | High |
| Other body or interior problem | body | 2 | 1 | — | 108k | — | 0.7 | $200–$2,000 | Moderate |
| Shifter, linkage or stuck-in-park failure | transmission | 1 | 1 | — | 87k | — | 0.3 | $250–$1,400 | High |
| Fuel leak or fuel odor | fuel | 1 | 1 | — | 65k | — | 0.3 | $300–$2,500 | Critical |
| Air conditioning failure | hvac | 1 | 1 | — | 81k | — | 0.3 | $400–$2,800 | Moderate |
| Other electrical problem | electrical | 1 | 1 | — | 26k | — | 0.3 | $250–$2,000 | Moderate |
| Other brake problem | brakes | 1 | 1 | — | 10k | — | 0.3 | $300–$1,800 | High |
| Other steering problem | steering | 1 | 1 | — | 87k | — | 0.3 | $350–$2,400 | High |
| Other suspension problem | suspension | 1 | 1 | — | 5k | — | 0.3 | $350–$2,000 | Moderate |
| Other wheel or tire problem | wheels | 1 | 1 | — | 10k | — | 0.3 | $200–$1,500 | High |
| Other driver assistance problem | adas | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 0.3 | $250–$1,800 | High |
| Other speed control problem | adas | 1 | 1 | — | 70k | — | 0.3 | $250–$2,000 | Critical |
| Unclassified problem | other | 8 | 5 | — | 87k | — | 2.7 | — | 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.
How often, against how many were built
Scaled by an estimate of how many of these cars exist, the 2013 Jaguar XF draws about 18 per 1,000 vehicles, which puts it in the 93rd percentile of complaint rates among 2013 vehicles we can rate.
That denominator is the weakest number on the page and it is fair to say so plainly. Rate per 1,000 uses a fleet-size estimate derived from recall paperwork for this exact model year. It is a lower bound.
The working figure is 2,975 vehicles. If the true number is twice that, every rate on this page is half what it says; the ranking against other 2013 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.
Overheating
Takata recall I have a 2013 jaguar xf 3.0 that began running a little rough around 30,000 miles in 2016. The check engine light came on and when I took it back to the retailer they said there was nothing wrong "possibly a loose gas cap." a few week later, towards the end of 2016 and less than 40,000 miles on the vehicle the check engine light came on again, but this time the car started to smoke and overheat, so I pulled off to the side of the highway, into a parking lot as quickly as I could. The coolant had been leaking and was dangerously low. I added coolant as per the jaguar handbook instruction and about an hour later tried to get back on the road. The car ran fine for a few miles, but once I started to accelerate into the 50-60 MPH range onto the highway again a few miles down the road, the same thing happened. It started to overheat and smoke terribly. I pulled over to the shoulder as quickly as safely possible and notified jaguar roadside assistance in order to have the car towed back to the dealerships service department to be worked on. The dealership ended up replacing the engine. I insisted that I was not comfortable…
Takata recall I have a 2013 jaguar xf 3.0 that began running a little rough around 30,000 miles in 2016. The check engine light came on and when I took it back to the retailer they said there was nothing wrong "possibly a loose gas cap." a few week later, towards the end of 2016 and less than 40,000 miles on the vehicle the check engine light came on again, but this time the car started to smoke and overheat, so I pulled off to the side of the highway, into a parking lot as quickly as I could. The coolant had been leaking and was dangerously low. I added coolant as per the jaguar handbook instruction and about an hour later tried to get back on the road. The car ran fine for a few miles, but once I started to accelerate into the 50-60 MPH range onto the highway again a few miles down the road, the same thing happened. It started to overheat and smoke terribly. I pulled over to the shoulder as quickly as safely possible and notified jaguar roadside assistance in order to have the car towed back to the dealerships service department to be worked on. The dealership ended up replacing the engine. I insisted that I was not comfortable…
Other engine problem
As I was driving the car the car started to stall and when I stopped in traffic light the engine shut itself off without notice and I had to restart. The stalling and engine going off continued and could have caused a major accident.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 jaguar xf. While driving approximately 50 MPH, the vehicle decelerated and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle then stalled. The vehicle was able to coast to the side of the road. The contact powered off the engine. The vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to baker motor company of charleston, inc. (1513 savannah hwy suite a, charleston, sc 29407, (843) 628-0202), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 13v341000 (engine and engine cooling). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 70,000.
Recalls on the 2013 model year
NHTSA has issued 12 recall campaigns covering the 2013 Jaguar XF, affecting an estimated 11,957 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 air bags:frontal:passenger side:inflator module, fuel system, gasoline:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fitt and steering:hydraulic power assist system. 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.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
16,532 vehicles 2018-01-08- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain 2014-2015 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 also recalling certain 2011-2015 Jaguar XF vehicles, originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky…
- Consequence
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag assembly, free of charge. The recall began June 27, 2018. Owners may contact 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J072.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
8,925 vehicles 2018-01-08- 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, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri…
- Consequence
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- 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.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
5,081 vehicles 2016-11-01- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Jaguar XF vehicles manufactured May 22, 2013, to June 15, 2015 and equipped with 2.0L GTDi engines. The affected vehicles may have insufficient clearance between the underfloor fuel delivery lines and the under shield and body allowing the fuel lines to chafe, possibly resulting in a fuel leak.
- Consequence
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source can increase the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the fuel line for abrasions, replacing it as necessary and install additional clips, free of charge. Parts are not yet available and second notice will be sent when parts are available. The recall is expected to begin January 2017. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J077.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
6,938 vehicles 2016-03-07- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2015 Jaguar XF vehicles manufactured May 16, 2012, to June 15, 2015 and equipped with 2.0L GTDi engines. The retaining bolt for the Front End Auxiliary Drive (FEAD) idler pulley on the engine may fail resulting in a loss of power steering assist.
- Consequence
- A loss of power steering assist may increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will replace the FEAD pulley assembly, free of charge. Owners were sent interim notifications on May 28, 2016. This recall began July 1, 2016. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J061.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
355 vehicles 2015-02-18- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2013 XF vehicles manufactured September 11, 2012, to October 8, 2012. The electronic modules which control the fuel pump may shut down causing the fuel pump to stop pumping fuel.
- Consequence
- The fuel pump shutdown will result in the vehicle stalling. The vehicle would also lose power-assisted braking and power-assisted steering. Any of these conditions may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect, and install if necessary, an additional wiring harness to the in-tank fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began March 23, 2015. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J051.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
81 vehicles 2014-07-01- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 XF (XFR-S) vehicles manufactured July 2, 2013, to April 11, 2014. A component within the Power Assist Steering system (PAS) may collapse and restrict fluid flow within the PAS hose causing a loss of power steering.
- Consequence
- The reduction of power steering assist can increase the steering effort needed, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will install an improved PAS hose, free of charge. the recall began on August 6, 2014. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's number for this recall is J042.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FLUID
68 vehicles 2014-06-02- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 XF vehicles manufactured October 18, 2012, through February 25, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the right-hand rear brake pipe may wear against a bracket located on the rear sub frame. This condition may cause the brake pipe to wear through and leak brake fluid.
- Consequence
- Leaking brake fluid can lengthen braking distance and increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the rear brake pipe for signs of wear, maninpulate the bracket on the rear sub frame, and inspect and replace the rear brake pipes if wear is visible, free of charge. The recall began on August 1, 2014. Owners may contact Jaguar customer service at 1-855-524-8278. Jaguar's number for this recall is J036.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
1,589 vehicles 2014-03-31- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2013 and 2014 XF 2.0L GTDi vehicles manufactured May 2013 through October 2013. The hose clamp for the Charge Air Cooler (CAC) hose may be out of position and loose, allowing the hose to detach.
- Consequence
- If the CAC hose detaches, the engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, steering and brake assistance may be lost further increasing the risk.
- Remedy
- Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the CAC hose to make sure its clamp is in the correct position and tight, free of charge. The recall is scheduled to begin in late May 2014. Owners may contact Jaguar at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's recall number is J034. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 13V-341.
SUSPENSION:REAR
297 vehicles 2014-03-31- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2013-2014 XJ, XF and XK vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the toe links, components used to control the alignment of the rear wheels, can separate from the rear sub-frame.
- Consequence
- If a toe link separates from the rear sub-frame, a loss of vehicle stability and directional control may result, increasing the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Jaguar notified owners on May 8, 2014, and dealers will replace the nut and washer assembly on the rear toe links, free of charge. The recall is expected to begin around May 27, 2014. Owners may contact Jaguar at 1-855-524-8278. Jaguar's number for this recall is J037.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
3 vehicles 2014-03-14- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2013 XF and XJ vehicles manufactured March 26, 2013, through April 10, 2013. In these vehicles, the certification label that is intended to specify the required Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) front, Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) rear, the manufacture date and country of manufacture is absent. Thus, the vehicles do not conform to Part 567, "Certification."
- Consequence
- If the certification label does not specify all the necessary information or the vehicle weight range could result in the vehicle being overloaded and increase the risk of a crash.
- Remedy
- Jaguar will notify owners and dealers will re-acquire and will provide a replacement vehicle or a full refund of the purchase, free of charge. Owners may contact Jaguar at 1-855-524-8278. Jaguar's number associated with this recall is J039.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
940 vehicles 2013-08-05- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC (Jaguar) is recalling certain model year 2013 XF 2.0L GTDi vehicles manufactured July 2012 through May 2013. The hose clamp for the Charge Air Cooler (CAC) hose may be out of position and loose, allowing the hose to detach.
- Consequence
- If the CAC hose detaches, the engine may stall, increasing the risk of a crash. Additionally, steering and brake assistance may be lost further increasing the risk.
- Remedy
- Jaguar will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the CAC hose to make sure its clamp is in the correct position and tight, free of charge. The recall began on September 20, 2013. Owners may contact Jaguar at 1-800-452-4827. Jaguar's recall number is J034.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
9 vehicles 2012-12-07- Defect
- Jaguar Land Rover is recalling certain model year 2013 XF vehicles manufactured October 3, 2012, through October 12, 2012 and equipped with a gasoline engine. The electronic modules which control the fuel pump may shut down causing the fuel pump to stop pumping fuel. The resulting fuel starvation will cause the engine to stall.
- Consequence
- An engine stall without warning while driving may lead to a loss of motive power, a loss of power-assisted braking and a loss of power-assisted steering. Each of these conditions may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Jaguar Land Rover will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional wiring harness to the in-tank fuel pump, free of charge. The recall began on January 24, 2013. Owners may contact Jaguar Land Rover 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.
How it ranks in the 2013 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
Better and worse years of the same car
Severe risk for a 2013 — 44th riskiest of the 284 2013 vehicles we can rate. Because the ranking is against the same model year only, age cancels out of it.
Across the 7 model years of this car that carry enough reports to score, 2012 comes out best at 73 and 2015 worst at 81, with 2013 itself at 77.
If the model year is negotiable, 2012 and 2011 score lower than 2013 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 2009–2015 generation specifically, 2012 is the strongest year at 73 and 2015 the weakest at 81.
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 2009-2015 generation, 2012 Jaguar XF scores best at 73 and 2015 Jaguar XF worst at 81.
Where these figures stop being useful
54 owner reports; fleet size estimated from this year's own recall paperwork. 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 54 reports, 29 carried an odometer reading, so the mileages here describe 54% 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".
Named failure modes come from matching phrases in the complaint text, so a badly worded complaint can land in the wrong bucket. The effect washes out across hundreds of reports and does not wash out across five.
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 2013 Jaguar XF?
The most-reported failures are overheating (5 reports, median 30,000 miles), other engine problem (5 reports, median 70,000 miles) and electrical fire or melted wiring (3 reports). 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 2013 Jaguar XF reliable?
It scores 77 out of 100 on our risk index, which is severe — 44th riskiest of the 284 2013 vehicles we can rate. The score is a comparison against other 2013 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 XF is best?
Within the 2009–2015 generation, 2012 scores best at 73 out of 100 and 2015 worst at 81. 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