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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Jaguar XF Recalls

The 2012 Jaguar XF has 5 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on January 8, 2018.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Jaguar XF. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
5

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
38

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
1

1 fires

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Jaguar XF, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

5 recalls on the 2012 Jaguar XF

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
18V010000
Reported
January 8, 2018
Vehicles affected
up to 16,532
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2010–2011, 2013–2015 XF

18V010000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module

Campaign
17V027000
Reported
January 10, 2017
Vehicles affected
up to 8,114
Risk NHTSA names
injury and death
Same campaign
also 2009 XF

17V027000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module

Campaign
16V229000
Reported
April 20, 2016
Vehicles affected
up to 5
Risk NHTSA names
injury
Same campaign
also 2009, 2011, 2015 XF

16V229000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Fuel system, gasoline

Campaign
12V521000
Reported
October 26, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 4,195
Risk NHTSA names
fire
Same campaign
also 2010–2011 XF

12V521000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

Equipment: other: labels

Campaign
11V604000
Reported
December 28, 2011
Vehicles affected
up to 51
Risk NHTSA names
crash
Same campaign
only the 2012 Jaguar XF

11V604000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Jaguar XF complaints by year

NHTSA has received 38 owner complaints about the 2012 Jaguar XF, the newest on August 10, 2026. Of these, 1 describe a crash (3%) and 1 a fire.

In complaints about the 2012 Jaguar XF, the component group named most often is the engine (34%), followed by the fuel/propulsion system (34%) and the air bags (13%).

3 of the 2012 Jaguar XF's 5 recalls also concern the air bags.

Where 2012 Jaguar XF owners gave the mileage (22 complaints), the median was 61,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Engine13
  • Fuel/Propulsion System13
  • Air Bags5
  • Unknown Or Other4
  • Fuel System, Gasoline2
  • Service Brakes2

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Jaguar XF received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20121
20131
20151
20164
20178
20187
20196
20202
20213
20224
20261

Complaints about the 2012 Jaguar XF peaked in 2017, when NHTSA received 8. 8% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 38 complaints about the 2012 Jaguar XF are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Jaguar XF by model year

Other 2012 Jaguar models

Newest record on this page: August 10, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted