I’m going to look at a Jaguar XF S portfolio 2012 can anybody offer any advice or tips what to look out for or check .? 

I actually owned a 2012 XF S and was mightily impressed. A great car and very reliable.

The only thing that let me down was the butterfly valve which controls the change over from low to high pressure turbo. An upgrade from Jaguar is available as the pin is known to corrode. A very easy fix and a cheap’ish part. It can be changed by a home mechanic or an independent garage. I had mine done at a main dealer so paid a bit more.

Also check all Brake discs as these take some punishment and are not the best.

Apart from that and as long as it has had its regular maintenance you should be ok.

Enjoy the performance!

Thank you for the reply much appreciated 

Hi

Great cars you will love it.

Things to look for are water in the front footwell and spare wheel compartments which are known issues and can cause expensive problems if the computers in the area get wet. Check everything electrical works. As Clive said brake discs tend to need replacing after 3 yrs or so. If it has Stop/Start make sure it works (should stop engine when you stop after warm up unless air-con, lights etc going full blast). If it does not work battery(ies) might need replacing and they are AGM so around £150 plus for the primary one. Other than that stuff you would do on any car. Check air-con blows cold, beware cheap / worn / damaged tyres, worn wiper blades all of which suggest poor care by previous owner. Good service history should reassure  and I would beware of very low mileage diesels at that age as the DPF and EGR do not like  a diet of exclusively short journeys.

But don't let the above put you off they are great cars and I love mine to bits 🙂

Regards

John

Appreciated comments john