Jaguar F Type Common Issues | What To Look For When Buying a Used Jaguar F Type | A Buyer's Guide

In this video we discuss the common issues and problems with the Jaguar F Type, and fixes that have been issues or discovered for these issues. Hopefully it will be useful if you're in the market, and act as a buyers guide

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[bigchicken]

Great video. Concise and correct. I own a 2016 F type R and have a few items to add.

There are 2? Several? Underbody cross braces that were made with cheap steel and will start to rust. Best to remove them, powder coat and paint to correct Jags cost cutting measure.

Fuel injectors will clog because of the pops and burble tuning. Forum members recommend simply adding fuel injector cleaner occasionally before fill up to proactively address

Speaking of the pops and burbles- I love being the a-hole in tunnels and can argue why you’d should always drive in dynamic mode BUT…that wonderful sound will prematurely ruin your catalytic converters and/or the O2 sensor. Replacing the cats can be expensive! I am now in the market for new cats so I speak from experience.

Do not adhere to Jags recommended oil change interval. Change your oil!! Especially if you drive it hard!

The rear diff fluid will also become like jello in consistency of you ignore it. Change that occasionally also.

Some have complained about the hood alignment over time. It is a very large hood and the hinges have a little play. Opening and closing by yanking on only one side will invariable skew the hood and push it out of alignment causing uneven panel gaps. Always try to open and close from center applying equal and even pressure when opening and closing the hood.

The Pirelli tires are super soft and will wear quickly. My rear tires started to bald at around 12, 000 causing me to have to buy a new set. Expect to spend a few grand on tires every 15, 000 to 25, 000 miles if you want performance tires! I compromised and bought Bridgestone Potenzas treated for 30, 000 miles. We’ll see.

One more thing…the Jag has very low ground clearance making speed bumps, some driveways and parking lot barriers a menace. The under chin ‘spoilers’ will scrape and might also dislodge. Somehow, I lost a few screws that hold it in place and found that my center piece has been dragging essentially grinding one side down to a point! I guess what I’m saying is be aware of the scraping and occasionally check underneath. Hand tighten those screws - I think they are 7 mm hex. Good news is the replacement piece is available on EBay (oem!)for about $50 us.

This is running long so I’ll wrap this up by stating I love my car and have driven it cross country as well as on several similarly long road trips! It is not very comfortable on loooong drives but I suffer with a smile because when I find that long deserted straight or that mountain twisty road this car is king!

(Please forgive any grammatical errors of odd spellchecking as I posted this from my phone!)

PS - this does not have aerodynamics that make the car feel planted over 130 mph - less if its is windy 😅 It gets light and squirrelly but I can confirm that it was still pulling at 187mph 😉

[FFE-jszp]

The older F-Type exhaust valves are controlled by Fuse 43 under the passenger’s feet. Pull out the fuse and they fail full open, which solves any squeak and adds a little more loudness.

[timmusick]

The F-Type is such a beautiful car I'm just happy it exists. I'm more of a Porsche guy but this was very informative and well done. Nice job!

[davenc]

As an owner of a 2015 F-Type, I really appreciate this video. And I've experienced many of these issues.

[MrOmbit]

I am looking for my first F-Type and went to a Jag garage yesterday to view a 2015 3.0. It looked a bit ropey but on starting and leaving revs come down I heard the tell-tale signs of a mouse squeaking away from the exhaust. I walked away and found a much better 3.0 S at an independent. But thank you for this video. My child like nature of these things would have me not notice things like that. 👍

[jorgerodriguez-bplf]

Rear diffs you need to shorten manteinance interval (fluid replacement) if not could fail. Pretty common issue

[ZoltanFLH]

One thing I would add is that O2 sensors can go faulty and you get a check engine light, no biggie just need replacing them when the fault shows up, it's just a sensor doesn't affect performance and cheap to do.

Great video btw 🙂👍

[javerosales]

Hey bro, I don’t normally comment on videos but I have to say, this video is extremely helpful. I’m currently in the market and is considering buying a 2018 f type r and this was tremendous. You took the time to even show clips of the actual issues happening like the squeak on the exhaust valve and a pic of the supercharger “knock” part.

Very comprehensive and I look forward to the rest of your content. Subscribed.

[ToddDolce]

This was so depressing as I always wanted a Jag F type but not being mechanically inclined, it looks like it won't happen since I'm 59 now. I can certainly swing for one financially but not patient enough to have to deal with constant worry and issues for the remainder of my driving life. They are beautiful and as an artist, I have always loved their styling. They are a sight to behold. Thanks for the video though and well done!

[kiphenrie]

I have a 2014 V6 convertible. Only issue is replacing O2 sensors. 40K miles. I love it.

[olson]

I bought a 2016 f type with 35k miles on it. No rust, it was a florida car. I've now spent damn near 8 grand getting the seized injectors out of the head, the entire engine had to be taken out of the car. It was a 30 plus hour job. Not a spot of rust on the body but on the engine water was sitting and literally rusted the head off of many bolts on the engine. It's been a nightmare and I've been without my car for nearly 4 months taking it between independent and dealerships, its an extremely hard engine to work on. I wish I knew how common of a problem this really was cause I got screwed.

[robertmenghini.Lambomad]

This is brilliant thanks, I had an F Type V8 for 2 years, all you mentioned was wrong with mine!

[FFE-jszp]

I have one of the oldest V8s, with an August 2013 in-service date. Its been sensational.

Three issues:

1. The large AGM battery weakens with short drives. A weak battery will trigger multiple faults. There are two solutions - trickle charge or charge at least every couple of weeks. Or, better, replace the 66lb AGM battery with a light weight LiFe battery that holds 13V, no problem. I installed a 6lb ATX-20-HD and ripped out the start/stop battery for a 72lb total weight savings.

2. The cats cannot take the 2014-16 exhaust violence. They fail every ~20K miles. The US EPA warrants all emissions components to 8Y/80K miles. I went through 3 sets in 8 years at $4K per set, covered under warranty. After 8 years old, you either fork out the cash or weld in a set of stronger cats. I tried the 200 cell VelocityAP Sport Cats but hated the loud raspy sound. So I welded in a set of 400 cell cat-only replacements (from zzperformance). They were only $400 installed, they sound great, pretty close to the stock 600 cells in tone and are about 30% louder - perfect for me. They are holding up great, even with my 2 pulley tune. After 2016, Jag made these cars way too quiet, but that might fix this issue.

3. Two rear wheel bearings (total with labor $1100), but probably my fault. I have 315/30 R888Rs with 15mm spacers on the rear wheels, since my 696HP tune spun Cup2s up to and including 5th gear. My car is RWD.

My sticky buttons were awful, but cleaned up like new in ~2 hours with 70% isopropyl alcohol.

Another thing I broke was a thin coolant line on top of the engine intake by leaning on it during a filter change. They get baked and brittle. That was $115.

Hood alignment is tricky, but there are 6 screw adjustable stops that do a pretty good job, but you need to know they are there. I slipped a few washers under the plastic bumper bolts (revealed when hood is raised) to match the height to the leading edge of the hood perfectly. That also aligns the panel gap.

[GT]

I viewed this video when it first came out, very informative and at the same time put me off buying an F Type, so many poor design issues coupled with the numerous reports of poor reliability. I thought I might go down the route of buying approved used from a main dealer but also have read about issues with warranty claims.This was a great shame as I had promised myself an F Type upon retiring. I ended up going for a used Porsche Cayman instead, and over a year of ownership have had no issues. However whenever I see an F Type on the road I am still blown away by the looks and classic design.

[raynyc]

One of best car reviews I have seen for awhile..thanks

[NeilRoberts]

Very informative video and as a 2018 owner where Jaguar had sorted all these issues I was very pleased they had listened to owners and experts and acted on it. My car is superb and anyone looking to buy one (if you can) will find that it is a cracking sports car and will be sadly missed after they misguidedly axe it from the range this year… get one while you can!

[itsmagnator]

Well, I had the squeaky exhaust valve, you can use copper grease to fix it and the knocking supercharger too which is the most expensive but not catastrophic, it just gets annoying and it's better to fix it as soon as can, around $1k for the job and the dreaded stick buttons you can clean with some hand/face lotion, not easy to clean, it takes patience but an easy fix.

[zachkoelzer]

how do you not have more subscribers? Your content is incredibly high quality

[danidavis]

Great video, thanks! I'll be looking at one of these here in the US next weekend. I owned a Jag XJ6 when I lived in West Germany in the 1980s. Loved that car. I'm looking forward to owning a 2015 F-Type R soon.

[gail]

O2 Sensors are an issue, Jaguar extended the warranty to 10 years on certain models. Check for the bulletin before paying g for a repair. Repaired recently? They also stated to reimburse. Really enjoy my F_Type R 2017 Convertible