AutoUtility currently tracks 7 official NHTSA owner defect complaints for the 2018 Jaguar F-TYPE. Electrical System issues are the most frequently reported category, appearing in 3 complaints (42.9% of submitted records). Among these NHTSA complaint records, 1 cites a fire.

Key Problem Findings
  • • Total NHTSA Complaints: 7 reports
  • • #1 Reported Problem Area: Electrical System (3 reports • 42.9% of submitted complaints)
  • • Secondary Problem Areas: Exterior Lighting (2), Fuel & Propulsion System (2)
  • • Crash-Citing Complaints: 0 filings
  • • Fire-Citing Complaints: 1 filings
  • • Complaints Reporting Injuries / Fatalities: 0 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
7
Submitted to NHTSA ODI
Crash-Citing Complaints
0
Filings citing a collision
Fire-Citing Complaints
1
Filings citing smoke or fire
Complaints Reporting Injuries
0
Filings citing one or more injuries
Complaints Reporting Fatalities
0
Consumer filings citing fatalities

Most Reported Problems for 2018 Jaguar F-TYPE

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

#1 Problem Area 42.9% of complaints

Electrical System

3 owner complaints submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#2 Problem Area 28.6% of complaints

Exterior Lighting

2 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.
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#3 Problem Area 28.6% of complaints

Fuel & Propulsion System

2 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 fire report
#4 Problem Area 14.3% of complaints

Powertrain & Transmission

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
#5 Problem Area 14.3% of complaints

Suspension

1 owner complaint submitted to NHTSA ODI
✓ 0 crashes or fires cited
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%.

Recent NHTSA Owner Reports for 2018 Jaguar F-TYPE

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

Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11689430
Filed: 09/24/2025

"The drivers side DRL has a "J" Blade that its lit while driving day or night (DRL) This "J" Blade on the driver's side is dim, and it effects the turn signal causing in my and several thousand owners with the same issue a very safety issue. JLR Jaguar Land Rover North America will NOT address this..."

Incident Date: 02/01/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Electrical System NHTSA ODI ID: #11665891
Filed: 06/09/2025

"The drivers side DRL has a "J" Blade that its lit while driving day or night (DRL) This "J" Blade on the driver's side is dim, and it effects the turn signal causin in my and several thousand owners with the same isse a very safety issue. JLR Jaguar Land Rover North America willNOT address this..."

Incident Date: 12/01/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11658146
Fire Cited Filed: 05/01/2025

"My Car on Fire at the gas station"

Incident Date: 04/22/2025 • Raw NHTSA Component: ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
Powertrain & Transmission NHTSA ODI ID: #11628757
Filed: 12/04/2024

"Rear differential leaks and failure leading to loss of vehicle control."

Incident Date: 12/04/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA ODI ID: #11625324
Filed: 11/14/2024

"The car sometimes has a hard time to start engine. I have to pump the gas pedal numerous times quickly to finally get the car to start. Other times the car starts normally . Also sometimes when the engine is on and in the park position ; the engine may turn off. The auto off button has been..."

Incident Date: 11/09/2024 • Raw NHTSA Component: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
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-TYPE

Reported defect complaint volume across sibling model years (2015–2024)

Model Year NHTSA Complaints Crash Reports Safety Recalls Detailed Report
2015 Jaguar F-TYPE 6 0 3 View 2015 Problems →
2016 Jaguar F-TYPE 11 1 1 View 2016 Problems →
2017 Jaguar F-TYPE 2 0 2 View 2017 Problems →
2018 Jaguar F-TYPE Current Page 7 0 3 Current
2019 Jaguar F-TYPE 3 0 2 View 2019 Problems →
2020 Jaguar F-TYPE 3 0 2 View 2020 Problems →
2021 Jaguar F-TYPE 0 0 1 View 2021 Problems →
2022 Jaguar F-TYPE 0 0 2 View 2022 Problems →
2023 Jaguar F-TYPE 0 0 0 View 2023 Problems →
2024 Jaguar F-TYPE 0 0 0 View 2024 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-TYPE

Complete distribution of consumer defect reports across all 6 granular NHTSA system and subsystem classifications

Vehicle Component / System Total Complaints Crash Reports Fire Reports Reported Injury Entries Reported Fatality Entries
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2 0 0 0 0
Electrical System NHTSA category: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 1 0 0
Fuel & Propulsion System NHTSA category: FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 0 0 0 0
Structure & Body NHTSA category: STRUCTURE 1 0 0 0 0
SUSPENSION,POWER TRAIN 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 (7). 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.

Related Official Reports for 2018 Jaguar F-TYPE

Cross-reference safety recalls, crash test safety ratings, and EPA fuel economy for this model year

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.