Jaguar XF Common Faults in the UK

The Jaguar XF has a long DVSA recall list and no weak registration year: the largest are CO2-emissions fixes (R/2019/047), a security-guidance letter with no repair (R/2025/488), a 2015–2016 fuel hose that can detach and cut out the engine (R/2016/037) and a 2011–2013 fuel-leak recall (R/2013/092). What Car? ranks the 2015–2024 XF eighth of 20 executive cars at 94.7% but says 29% of its XFs had a fault and 43% of the faults took over a week to fix, mostly electrical or diesel particulate filter faults. The XF passes the MOT 4.1 points above cars of its age.

Best-buy years: no single year stands out. No year is named as a best buy: DVSA’s MOT table rates every XF registration year with enough tests (2013 to 2019) level with, or above, all cars registered that year, so it does not separate them. The recalls follow the build date: the fuel hose recall R/2016/037 ends with cars built on 25 February 2016, the fuel-line recalls R/2016/119, R/2017/143 and R/2018/035 with cars built in 2016 and 2017, and the CO2 recall R/2019/047 with cars built on 20 November 2018, so check any XF by registration.

No specific year of the X250 2008–2015 and X260 2015–2024 Jaguar XF is generally avoided. No year is named as one to avoid: DVSA’s MOT table rates no XF registration year below the average for its year. What Car? says 29% of the XFs in its survey had a fault, so the risk is in the individual car’s record rather than its year; judge an XF by its registration, its service history and the checks below.

What sellers were asking on Autoza on 11 November 2026, for Jaguar XF cars registered 2007–2024: £3,699–£14,775, median £6,495 — the range is the middle 80% of asking prices. Those are asking prices, not what buyers paid, and not a UK price index. Prices vary by mileage, region and trim, so compare several adverts of the same year and mileage band before negotiating.

Annual road tax (VED): £200/year standard rate from the second year, hybrids included — the alternative-fuel discount ended on 1 April 2025. A car registered from April 2017 with a list price over £40,000 when new adds the £440/year Expensive Car Supplement in years 2–6 (£640 in all). Cars registered 2001–2017 pay a CO2 band, roughly £20–£790/year (2026/27 rates).

No sourced real-world figure for the XF, so none is printed: the official lab figure depends on the engine and on the test cycle the car was approved under, so use the figure for the exact version you are looking at.

Strong alternatives in the UK: BMW 5 Series, Mercedes E-Class, Audi A6, Skoda Superb. Choose based on dealer network in your area, parts availability, and your priorities (running cost vs. cabin quality vs. badge).

Buyers who want an executive saloon or estate and will check the recall record for the car’s build date, the infotainment, and the particulate filter history on a diesel.

Anyone who cannot accept electrical faults or long waits for parts, which What Car?’s owners reported, or who buys a diesel that has only done short trips.

DVSA lists 13 safety recalls for the Jaguar XF that this guide shows or names, the largest first: R/2019/047 (28,176 vehicles in the whole recall, built between 10 October 2014 and 20 November 2018): Vehicles failed to achieve required levels of CO2 emissions; R/2025/488 (25,703 vehicles, built between 7 June 2013 and 7 September 2020): Security Guidance; R/2016/037 (16,673 vehicles in the whole recall, built between 1 April 2015 and 25 February 2016): Engine may cut out and fail to restart. Whether a particular car is affected depends on its build date and VIN, so check its registration on GOV.UK (gov.uk/check-vehicle-recall) before you buy.

CO2 emissions — vehicles failed to achieve the required levels on the Jaguar XF is covered by DVSA safety recall R/2019/047. Symptoms: DVSA wording: vehicles failed to routinely achieve the required levels of CO2 emissions; the solutions include hardware and software changes (R/2019/047) and a software update (R/2019/048). What Car? lists the software recall. Years affected: XF built 10 October 2014 to 20 November 2018 (R/2019/047; DVSA gives one total shared with other Jaguar models) and 9 November 2016 to 5 July 2018 (R/2019/048). Indicative repair cost in the UK: Free under recall. What to check before buying: Check this one by registration through GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check (gov.uk/check-vehicle-recall) before you buy — an outstanding recall is free to put right and a completed one should be on the service record. Ask for the dealer record showing the update on a 2014–2018 car.

Security guidance — a letter about theft, no repair on the Jaguar XF is covered by DVSA safety recall R/2025/488. Symptoms: Not a mechanical fault. DVSA’s record says Jaguar Land Rover is aware of an increase in thefts of vehicles in specific parts of the UK, that there is no fault with its security systems, and that it is offering owners guidance on how to protect against theft: registered keepers are sent a security guidance letter and there is no repair action. Years affected: XF built 7 June 2013 to 7 September 2020; DVSA gives its own total for the XF. Indicative repair cost in the UK: Free under recall. What to check before buying: Check this one by registration through GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check (gov.uk/check-vehicle-recall) before you buy — an outstanding recall is free to put right and a completed one should be on the service record. Nothing to repair, but read the guidance and ask the seller how the car is kept secure.

Fuel feed hose may detach — engine cuts out on the Jaguar XF is covered by DVSA safety recall R/2016/037. Symptoms: DVSA wording: the under-bonnet low-pressure fuel feed hose may detach from the fuel filter; a fuel smell may be noticed, and if the hose detaches the engine cuts out, after which the brake vacuum reservoir is used up after two or three pedal presses and the car loses brake power assistance, although the foundation brakes still work. A spring wire retention clip is added to the hose joint. Years affected: XF built 1 April 2015 to 25 February 2016; DVSA gives one total shared with other Jaguar models. Indicative repair cost in the UK: Free under recall. What to check before buying: Check this one by registration through GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check (gov.uk/check-vehicle-recall) before you buy — an outstanding recall is free to put right and a completed one should be on the service record. What Car? lists this one, so ask for the Jaguar dealer record showing the retaining clip was fitted on a 2015–2016 car.