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Jaguar XJ

1984–2019 · Gasoline

The headline figure for this car is 21 MPG, but the EPA rates 6 different versions of it, from 18 to 21 MPG. Which engine and drivetrain you order is worth $295 a year in fuel — a decision made once at the dealership and paid for every week afterwards.

21 mpg Combined EPA rated
18 mpg City
27 mpg Highway
$3,650 EPA annual fuel at 15,000 mi

Your cost per mile

Every version, 2019

VersionCombinedCityHighwayFuelEPA annual
3.0L 6cyl · RWD · Auto S8 21 18 27 Premium $3,650
3.0L 6cyl · RWD · Auto S8 21 18 27 Premium $3,650
3.0L 6cyl · AWD · Auto S8 20 17 26 Premium $3,850
3.0L 6cyl · AWD · Auto S8 20 17 25 Premium $3,850
5.0L V8 · RWD · Auto S8 18 15 23 Premium $4,300
5.0L V8 · RWD · Auto S8 18 15 23 Premium $4,300

6 configurations, 18–21 MPG.

Every model year

YearCombinedCityHighway
1984151417
1985151417
1986151417
1987151417
1988181522
1989181522
1990171520
1991171520
1992171520
1993181522
1994131115
1995121115
1996181522
1997181522
1998181522
1999181522
2000181522
2001181522
2002181522
2003181522
2004191625
2005191625
2006191625
2007191625
2008191625
2009191625
2010191623
2011181522
2012191623
2013181523
2014181523
2015181523
2016181523
2017181523
2018181523
2019211827

Straight from the EPA certification database, one row per model year, showing the best-rated version of each. Trims with identical figures are collapsed.

What owners report

YearOwnersAverage reportedSpread
1985117.1 17–17
1986116.9 17–17
1991121.0 21–21
1993124.5 25–25
1996118.0 18–18
1997115.7 16–16
1998119.2 19–19
2004425.9 23–32
2005321.7 17–28
2006129.8 30–30

15 owners filed these through the EPA's own My MPG tool. That is a sample, not an average — read them as anecdotes. They are here because they are the only owner-reported figures in public federal data.

How this is worked out

Cost per mile is the fuel price over the combined MPG of the version you pick, at the price and mileage you enter. Where a version requires premium, it is costed at the premium price — that is a real and permanent difference between two cars wearing the same badge.

Every figure comes from the U.S. EPA's public fuel economy data. We add no estimates of our own; a missing number shows as a dash rather than a guess.

Add your numbers

Federal data has at most a handful of owners per car and nothing at all on servicing. If you own one, send what you actually get. It goes on this page with the sample size next to it.

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