Scion XB — YEARS TO AVOID

Data updated 2026-08-02. Complaints are unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA.

Avoid: 2008, 2006, 2009 · Best bets: 2004, 2012, 2011, 2010

COMPLAINT HISTORY

Complaints per year, Scion XB Bar chart of distinct NHTSA complaints filed per model year, 2015 highlighted. 2002: 0 complaints 2002 2003: 1 complaints 2004: 37 complaints 2004 2005: 92 complaints 2006: 253 complaints 2006 2007: 3 complaints 2008: 339 complaints 2008 2009: 140 complaints 2010: 55 complaints 2010 2011: 54 complaints 2012: 45 complaints 2012 2013: 13 complaints 2014: 9 complaints 2014 2015: 6 complaints 2015
2015: 6 complaints
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YearComplaints
20020
20031
200437
200592
2006253
20073
2008339
2009140
201055
201154
201245
201313
20149
20156

EVERY YEAR, RANKED

YearRankingComplaintsWhy
2015 Not enough data 6 Only 6 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2014 Not enough data 9 Only 9 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2013 Not enough data 13 Only 13 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2012 Recommended 45 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2011 Recommended 54 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2010 Recommended 55 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2009 Avoid 140 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2008 Avoid 339 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2007 Not enough data 3 Only 3 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2006 Avoid 253 This year had more than double the complaints of this model's typical year.
2005 Caution 92 This year had 30% to 100% more complaints than this model's typical year.
2004 Recommended 37 This year had at least 30% fewer complaints than this model's typical year.
2003 Not enough data 1 Only 1 complaint on file — too few for a fair verdict.
2002 Not enough data 0 Only 0 complaints on file — too few for a fair verdict.