Consumer Reports just published their list of most (and least) reliable cars for the 2012 model year.

The absolute worst in reliability: The 2012 Jaguar XF
The second worst in reliability: The 2012 Jaguar XJ

Geez. I'm glad the Jag I know and love was produced between the British Leyland and Tata eras. Although my coupe does have it's own "quirks," shall we say.

 

Surely that information is based on the 10 and 11 model years. How could they have data on the 12 MY reliability now??

 

They do, it is the initial reliability report that they are refering too.

 

You mean if the wheels don't fall off when you leave the lot?

can't understand why. After all, India is well known for its manufacturing excellence....especially in the vehicle industry.

 

Nothing but high quality equipment when I was there.

 

For sure the driving is a lot of fun in India.

India Driving - YouTube

 

when they drive the value of the company into the ground, maybe a bunch of enthusiasts can pick up the brand for cheap. I nominate XKRacer as lead designer.

 

I second that!

 

All in favor say "aye" and the motion shall carry!

Tony, you'd better start making your arrangements.

 

You say the Tata's are sagging?!? In initial quality, that is.....

 

weird, same factory and workers that built our cars well most of em anyway. not like they moved Coventry to Bangalore

 

that 'consumer reports' might not be too objective.

Here in Europe all you hear is very possitive. better built then BMW or Mercedes, better handling etc etc.

Don't forget what the US car manufacturers looked like 3 years ago.
So they need all the help they can get.
If they are going to promote the foreign cars especially these good looking and good handling ones, the local manufactures will never gain.

 

Thanks guys for the sentiment but I don't fancy moving to Birmingham (and I don't mean Alabama)!

The Coventry plant (Browns Lane) closed down in 2005, so I guess the XK (X100) was one of the last to roll out of there, Jaguars and now made at the new plant in Birmingham and Liverpool, perhaps that explains some of the build quality, no offence to those brummies and scousers out there

 

British Leyland is swearing in this nick of the woods..strikes strikes and more

 

It's hard to believe that after all the reliability horse crap jag has been though over the years that they would allow themselves to fall back in the crap again.
I would have to see this with my own eyes. I simply don't believe it is the truth.

 

Dennis...please translate for the uninformed yank...

And...I always thought the production runs were not high enough to get accurate assessment. "not enough data" etc...

 

british layland was a nationalised company owned by the taxpayers it included jaguar cars .. around the 1970s..it was destroyed by continuous strikes..the main company was at longbridge home of austin motors later mg/rover..red robbo..derick robinson was the union main man and called strikes for any reason..the bodys of all the cars they made was inferior metal and were rot boxes..in its day britain was the worlds biggest car exporter but unions detroyed it.it went from austin motor co..bmc..british layland..blc..austin/rover most the cars they made were crap.

 

Good News for a Jag Lover that can do his own work.

Now all we have to do is wait for those models to come off warranty!!

 

Good News for a Jag Lover that can do his own work.

Now all we have to do is wait for those models to come off warranty!!