Scion Xb Reliability
1,284 NHTSA complaints (2003–2015). Complaint rate: 409.1 per 1,000 vehicles.
Which Years to Buy & Avoid
Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.
Bottom line: Avoid the 2008–2009 Scion Xb (63 crash-related complaints). The 2013–2015 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: AIR BAGS.
Avoid These Years
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Better Years
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Complaints by Model Year
NHTSA complaint count per model year
Common Scion Xb Problems
Most reported component complaints to NHTSA
| Component | Complaints | Crash % |
|---|---|---|
| AIR BAGS | 333 | 12.9% |
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD | 125 | 0.0% |
| ENGINE | 89 | 6.7% |
| VISIBILITY | 85 | 1.2% |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 77 | 2.6% |
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | 70 | 32.9% |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 51 | 21.6% |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 43 | 44.2% |
| STEERING | 43 | 4.7% |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | 36 | 22.2% |
Year-by-Year Breakdown
NHTSA complaint count per model year — click any year for full problems & recalls breakdown.
| Year | Generation | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | — | 47 | 11 | — | View 2004View→ |
| 2005AVOID | — | 122 | 21 | 2 | View 2005View→ |
| 2006AVOID | — | 298 | 22 | — | View 2006View→ |
| 2007GOOD | — | 3 | 1 | — | View 2007View→ |
| 2008AVOID | — | 423 | 42 | 8 | View 2008View→ |
| 2009AVOID | — | 172 | 21 | 10 | View 2009View→ |
| 2010 | — | 66 | 6 | 3 | View 2010View→ |
| 2011 | — | 61 | 5 | 3 | View 2011View→ |
| 2012 | — | 56 | 14 | 4 | View 2012View→ |
| 2013GOOD | — | 18 | 5 | 4 | View 2013View→ |
| 2014GOOD | — | 9 | 1 | — | View 2014View→ |
| 2015GOOD | — | 8 | 4 | 3 | View 2015View→ |
See also: Scion Xbaccident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.
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