AutoUtility currently tracks 41 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2018 Jaguar F-PACE. Engine & Cooling issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 12 complaints (29.3% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 4 filings cite a crash, 2 cite a fire, 2 report one or more injuries.

Key Problem Findings
  • Total NHTSA Complaints: 41 reports
  • #1 Reported Problem Area: Engine & Cooling (12 reports • 29.3% of submitted complaints)
  • Secondary Problem Areas: Electrical System (10), Fuel & Propulsion System (8)
  • Crash-Citing Complaints: 4 filings
  • Fire-Citing Complaints: 2 filings
  • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 2 injury filings • 0 fatality filings
Reporting Methodology: Statistics describe unverified consumer submissions voluntarily filed with NHTSA. Complaint volume is not normalized for vehicle sales volume or miles driven. Multiple components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission.
Total Complaints
41
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
4
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
2
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
2
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2018 Jaguar F-PACE

Top automotive subsystem defect categories ranked by unique owner complaint volume in federal records

#1 Problem Area 29.3% of complaints

Engine & Cooling

12 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#2 Problem Area 24.4% of complaints

Electrical System

10 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 2 official safety recall campaigns for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
🔥 2 fire reports
#3 Problem Area 19.5% of complaints

Fuel & Propulsion System

8 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ NHTSA Recall Context

NHTSA records list 1 official safety recall campaign for this model year involving the same broad component area:

*Component overlap means an official recall exists for the same broad vehicle system. It does not establish that an individual owner complaint was caused by, covered by, or resolved through that recall.
⚠️ 1 crash report 🔥 2 fire reports 🩹 1 injury report entry
#4 Problem Area 19.5% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

8 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#5 Problem Area 12.2% of complaints

Steering System

5 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
⚠️ 1 crash report
Domain Share Note: Share percentage represents the proportion of unique complaint filings referencing each vehicle system. Because single complaints may cite multiple systems (such as engine and electrical simultaneously), domain percentages represent individual category incidence and may sum to over 100%.

Symptoms Mentioned in NHTSA Owner Reports for 2018 Jaguar F-PACE

Specific mechanical, electrical, and driver-assist defect symptoms identified via deterministic narrative analysis

AutoUtility uses deterministic phrase matching to identify recurring symptom descriptions within consumer-submitted NHTSA complaint narratives.

Powertrain & Transmission 7.3% of complaints

Loss of Motive Power While Driving

3 complaint narratives describe this symptom
Symptom Identification Method: A complaint may describe more than one symptom, so percentages may sum to more than 100%. Symptom identification reflects text contained in consumer-submitted complaint records and does not establish a confirmed mechanical diagnosis.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2018 Jaguar F-PACE

Representative defect filings submitted by owners to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation

Steering System NHTSA ODI ID: #11739174
Crash Cited Filed: 05/20/2026

"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...."

Incident Date: 05/08/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: STEERING
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11736076
Filed: 05/06/2026

"The contact called on behalf of the owner of a 2018 Jaguar E-Pace. The contact stated that since the vehicle was purchased, an abnormal fuel odor had been emitting from the vehicle. The contact stated that the abnormal smell persisted. The contact stated that the fuel odor was strong when filling..."

Incident Date: 07/14/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Other / Miscellaneous NHTSA ODI ID: #11735051
Filed: 05/01/2026

"I am reporting a safety defect on a 2018 Jaguar F Pace involving the failure of factory-installed plastic engine components (specifically [mention parts, e.g., coolant crossover pipes/housing]). These components are prone to cracking and rupturing, which has resulted in multiple severe fluid leaks...."

Incident Date: 04/29/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: UNKNOWN OR OTHER
Visibility, Wipers & Glass NHTSA ODI ID: #11719401
Filed: 02/20/2026

"OEM windshield, vehicle has no accidents or damage. Windshield seal failed. Can push the windshield away from the frame and has water intrusion. Unknown how much of the seal and dash electronics are compromised. Safety concern catastrophic failure of a windshield while driving or loss of..."

Incident Date: 02/19/2026 • Raw NHTSA Component: VISIBILITY/WIPER
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11718997
Filed: 02/19/2026

"The car shifts into neutral on the freeway."

Incident Date: 05/26/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: POWER TRAIN
Consumer Narrative Notice: Excerpts are sanitized text descriptions submitted by vehicle owners to the federal ODI database. They reflect the reporting consumer's observations at the time of filing and have not been independently confirmed by vehicle manufacturers or government investigators.

Complaint History for Jaguar F-PACE

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2017–2026)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2017 Jaguar F-PACE 63 3 4 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Jaguar F-PACE Current Page 41 4 3 Current
2019 Jaguar F-PACE 16 5 2 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Jaguar F-PACE 0 0 2 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Jaguar F-PACE 0 0 4 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Jaguar F-PACE 0 0 5 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Jaguar F-PACE 2 0 3 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Jaguar F-PACE 0 0 3 View 2024 Problems →
2025 Jaguar F-PACE 0 0 0 View 2025 Problems →
2026 Jaguar F-PACE 0 0 1 View 2026 Problems →
Comparative Disclaimer: Complaint totals are unadjusted historical counts and are not normalized for vehicles sold, active fleet size, or total road mileage. Newer model years naturally have had less calendar exposure time to accumulate owner filings.

Detailed NHTSA Component Breakdown for 2018 Jaguar F-PACE

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 22 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
Engine NHTSA category: ENGINE 5 0 0 0 0
Steering NHTSA category: STEERING 5 1 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE 4 0 0 0 0
Other / Uncategorized NHTSA category: UNKNOWN OR OTHER 3 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 0 2 0 0
Fuel System NHTSA category: FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2 0 0 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2 1 0 1 0
Powertrain NHTSA category: POWER TRAIN 2 0 0 0 0
Visibility & Wipers NHTSA category: VISIBILITY/WIPER 2 0 0 0 0
Air Bags NHTSA category: AIR BAGS 1 1 0 8 0
Back Over Prevention / Camera NHTSA category: BACK OVER PREVENTION 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES 1 0 0 0 0
Seat Belts NHTSA category: SEAT BELTS 1 0 0 0 0
STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER 1 1 0 0 0
Tires NHTSA category: TIRES 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE 1 0 0 0 0
UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Data Attribution & Reporting Methodology: Complaints are unverified voluntary submissions to the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI). Because multiple vehicle components can be cited within a single owner complaint submission, component-level rollups may sum to more than the unique complaint count (41). Injury and fatality entries in the detailed table reflect raw values entered by reporting consumers across individual submissions; they are not deduplicated casualty statistics and may include duplicate or unverified entries. Complaint volume is not normalized for sales volume or vehicle mileage and does not represent an audited component failure rate.
Official US Government Data Provenance

The complaint records on this page are retrieved directly from the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) public database.

Local Production Store Compiled: August 2026 • Deterministic Audited Dataset • Zero Dynamic External API Runtime Latency.