Owners have filed 105 complaints on the Jaguar F-PACE, covering 2017–2023. The system named most often is Engine (30 reports). Worst years by volume: 2017, 2018, 2019; cleanest: 2023, 2019, 2018. 11 reports describe a crash, 5 a fire, 1 a death. On average the car was 4.6 years old when the problem happened.
What breaks on Jaguar F-PACE
Grouped by the system owners named — percentages are shares of all 105 F-PACE complaints. Open any row for the full reports in owners' own words.
Engine 30 Read
The contact owns a 2017 Jaguar F-Pace. The contact stated upon entering the vehicle, the engine failed to turn over while starting the vehicle. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and it was diagnosed with the super charger and the engine needing to be…
I have experienced issues of unintended acceleration, randomly ,over the years of my ownership. The latest incident was the most hazardous, causing damage to my vehicle, and lack of confidence for my safety
I purchased a 2019 jaguar f pace from a dealership in new jersey on october 5th 2019. I was the 2nd owner and the car already had 19k miles on the odometer. When I purchased the car, the dealership told me that the car is well serviced and maintained and is under warranty until 2024/60k miles which is until 60k miles…
Electrical System 15 Read
The contact owns a 2019 Jaguar F-Pace. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 65 mph, the vehicle depressurized. The driver detected smoke emerging from the engine. The contact pulled over and noticed fire emerging from the engine compartment. The vehicle continued to burn down. The battery warning…
Vehicle caught fire while driving
I am writing to formally express my frustration and disappointment regarding the complete lack of support I have received from Jaguar Land Rover North America following a devastating incident involving my 2018 Jaguar F-PACE (VIN: [XXX]). In January 2024, while driving my vehicle, it suddenly caught fire. This fire was…
Power Train 13 Read
The center console gear shift has a lever to disengage the current gear to shift into another gear. However, if the lever isn’t fully pressed, the gear shift will still move, but the car remains in the original gear. So a driver may believe the shifted from reverse to drive (or vice versa) when it hasn’t. In theory,…
Korea has recalled this model of FPace because the timing chain is known to break with less than 50K miles. I have also read lots of posts on Jaguar forums about 2.0 Diesel FPaces being known to have timing chain failure which necessitated a complete engine replacement. I am terrified that my timing chain is going to…
The Check Engine light hasn't worked on our Jaguar F Pace since we bought it despite taking it multiple times to multiple dealerships (due to moving to three different cities). We were told by each dealership that it wasn't a issue unless it was flashing. The final straw was in Feb 2024 we were driving on a busy road…
Steering 9 Read
On 5/18, I was reversing into a parking spot and my steering rack completely locked to the right, with no warning and while in motion, causing me to strike a parked vehicle. The car had to be towed and dealership mechanic said steering rack had an internal mechanical failure and needs replacement. After doing some…
My 2019 Jaguar F Pace has been leaking fluids for over 2 years. A mechanic repaired a coolant pump, however there continues to be fluids leaking. A mechanic informed me my car is making a sound as if the power steering is about to go, which will cause engine failure. After researching, it was brought to my attention…
For a few years there has been many repairs and complaints about the power steering in the Jaguar F Pace. I was driving home Friday in the rain when out of nowhere the power steering quit working and I almost wrecked in a turn. I looked at the fluid which is full and check to see any loose wires and see nothing. I…
Air Bags 5 Read
In my 2019 jaguar f pace, I was stopped, waiting for the car in opposite lane to pass so I could cross left into my driveway. The other driver crossed the yellow lines hitting me head on at about 45 mph. My air bags never deployed. The other drivers did yet mine did not, no warnings from drive package or adaptive…
I was hit head on and the air bags did NOT deploy
My vehicle was in motion on a city street traveling 40 miles per hour and I collided head on with another vehicle without braking. The airbags did not deploy and because of that I sustained serious injuries; sever concussion, 3 broken vertabrae, and torn ligaments and tendons in my right ankle (driving foot). If the…
Engine And Engine Cooling 4 Read
The contact owns a 2019 Jaguar F-Pace. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the engine was overheating. There was a red triangle displayed on the instrument panel. The battery warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the coolant level, coolant…
The contact owns a 2019 Jaguar F-Pace. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was overheating, after which the contact smelled antifreeze on the interior of the vehicle. The low coolant and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the…
The contact owns a 2017 Jaguar F-Pace. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power with the low engine coolant level warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the…
Visibility/wiper 4 Read
The contact owns a 2018 jaguar x671 (na). While driving in the snow, the snow piled up underneath the wiper blades and the sensors stopped the wipers from working. The failure caused the contact to have poor visibility while driving. The dealer (cherry hill jaguar, 2000 nj-70, cherry hill, nj 08003, (856) 424-5300)…
The windscreen washer nozzles apply washer fluid at very base of windshield, 90%+ of the fluid goes unused, only the fluid splashed from the wiper blades passing through the stream gets to the necessary part of the windscreen. The uploaded photo was with the vehicle parked, it is even worse at highway speeds. The…
Please see 11015555, print out shows only 1 attachment, I had tried to attach 2 photos also
Vehicle Speed Control 3 Read
The contact owns a 2019 Jaguar F-Pace. The contact stated that while driving forward into a parking space and depressing the brake pedal to stop, the vehicle suddenly experienced unintended acceleration causing the vehicle to drive forward and crash into the rear of a second parked vehicle. During the incident, the…
The contact owns a 2017 Jaguar F-Pace. The contact stated while his wife was pulling into the driveway slowly, approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle experienced unintended acceleration. The driver depressed firmly on the brake pedal with both feet to avoid the vehicle running into the house. There were no warning lights…
I have done lots of research and have noticed that there is a lot of issues that the F-Pace has been experiencing with the turbocharger. At some point Jaguar needs to take responsibility and call for a recall. Its a shame that a vehicle that represents prestige has been found to not be a reliable vehicle and to top it…
F-PACE years to avoid — and the clean ones
Complaints per model year. More reports usually means more cars on the road as well as more trouble, so read the crash and fire columns alongside the count.
| Model year | Complaints | Top system | Crashes | Fires |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Forward Collision Avoidance | — | — | |
| 2019 | Air Bags | 5 | 1 | |
| 2018 | Air Bags | 3 | 2 | |
| 2017 | Air Bags | 3 | 2 |
The same model year, different builds
Every complaint carries the first 11 characters of the VIN — plant, year, body and engine. That is a production series, and complaints are spread across them very unevenly.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Distinct production series | 81 |
| Average complaints per series | 1.3 |
| Worst single series | 3 complaints |
| Average age at failure | 4.6 years |
A model average of 1.3 hides a worst series at 3. Enter a VIN above to see the numbers for that exact build instead of the model as a whole.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
What are the worst years for the F-PACE?
By complaint volume, 2017, 2018, 2019 drew the most owner reports. Bear in mind that popular years put more cars on the road, so check the crash and fire columns too.
Which F-PACE years are the cleanest?
2023, 2019, 2018 have the fewest complaints on file. For recent years that can simply mean the cars are young.
How many complaints does the Jaguar F-PACE have?
105 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, covering 2017–2023. Of those, 11 describe a crash and 5 a fire.
Are these complaints verified?
No. They are unverified reports from owners. NHTSA publishes them as filed and investigates only a fraction. The value is in the pattern, not in any single report.
Can I check complaints for one specific car?
Yes — enter its VIN above. We match the first 11 characters, which identify the plant, year, body and engine, so you get complaints on that exact production series rather than the whole model.