2016 Jaguar Xf Recalls
No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2016 Jaguar Xf. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 7 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Complaints by component
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.
“After acclerating twice to avoid an accident. The car had a check enine light appear. No other warnings, not even high temperature. The car engine stopped and I pulled over off the highway.white smoke appearing under the hood. My mechanic does a pressure check and determines it is not repairable.…”
“Dynamic mode alert locked up several times and panel was unresponsive intermittently and rear passenger footwell filled with water. . Cause is described by jaguar dealer as rear window leak that passes through rear tail lamp and floods under the spare destroying the pcm module. Car surged once in…”
“Dynamic mode alert locked up several times and panel was unresponsive intermittently and rear passenger footwell filled with water. . Cause is described by jaguar dealer as rear window leak that passes through rear tail lamp and floods under the spare destroying the pcm module. Car surged once in…”
“I purchased my vehichle in may 2019, since my purchase, I have two major tire blow outs on major highways which could had caused me and my family my life. This occurred twice on different occasions. Each time, my tires split and my rim completed ruptured cases great damage to my care. The…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jaguar xf. While driving approximately 3 mph and turning the vehicle to the left, it drastically veered to the left and accelerated at the same time. The vehicle's center front end crashed into a brick column, which caused the vehicle to stop. The air bags did not…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2016 jaguar xf. While driving approximately 3 mph and turning the vehicle to the left, it drastically veered to the left and accelerated at the same time. The vehicle's center front end crashed into a brick column, which caused the vehicle to stop. The air bags did not…”
“The vehicle started accelerating while stopped at a traffic light. The brakes had to be applied harder and harder to keep it from going into the intersection, the brakes were applied so hard that the back wheels were spinning. A warning was flashed on the dash but went off immediately all that was…”
Defect investigations
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator Rupture
From 2000 through 2017, Takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("PSAN") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004L. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant…
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2016 Jaguar Xf as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.