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P026A on Jaguar vehicles

P026A is named on 12 Jaguar model years (2016–2023): 23 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports in NHTSA’s files, across F-Type, XJ.

Powertrain 12 model years 23 manufacturer filings

Which Jaguar model years name P026A

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications and complaints
Model yearFiled underBulletinsOwner reports
2022 Jaguar F-TypeEngine2—
2021 Jaguar F-TypeEngine2—
2020 Jaguar F-TypeEngine2—
2019 Jaguar F-TypeEngine2—
2019 Jaguar XJEngine2—
2018 Jaguar F-TypeEngine2—
2018 Jaguar XJEngine2—
2017 Jaguar F-TypeEngine2—
2017 Jaguar XJEngine2—
2016 Jaguar F-TypeEngine2—
2016 Jaguar XJEngine2—
2023 Jaguar F-TypeEngine1—

A model year is listed because the code is named in its own record — a bulletin filed against it, or an owner’s complaint about it — not because every one of these vehicles sets it. Counts are documents in NHTSA’s files, not failure rates.

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Jaguar filings that name P026A

Source: NHTSA manufacturer communications

Bulletins and campaigns Jaguar filed with NHTSA whose summary names P026A. Quote the document number at the service desk — it is a diagnosis the maker has already written down.

What P026A means

Source: SAE J2012 / OBD-II

P026A sits in the generic range of the OBD-II standard, so it means the same thing on every vehicle sold in the United States — but WhichTrim does not carry a definition for it and will not invent one. What is on this page is the record: who named it and on what.

A stored code names the test that failed, never the part that caused it. The record above is what Jaguar and its owners have filed about it; the code’s page across every make has the whole file.

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Common questions

Source: NHTSA files and the OBD-II standard

Is P026A a known problem on Jaguar vehicles?

It is a documented one: NHTSA's files hold 23 manufacturer filings and 0 owner reports naming P026A on 12 Jaguar model years (2016–2023). Whether it is a problem on one particular car is a diagnosis, not a count — but a bulletin that names the code on your model year is the place to start.

Which Jaguar models does P026A appear on most?

2022 F-Type (2 documents), 2021 F-Type (2 documents), 2020 F-Type (2 documents).

Does P026A on a Jaguar mean it is recalled?

No. Recalls are filed by campaign and matched by VIN; no recall is triggered by a scan tool. Check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls, or open the model year's page here for the campaigns filed against it.