Scion XBYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 1,048 NHTSA owner complaints across 12 model years, the Scion XB years to avoid are 2006 and 2008, and the strongest years are 2004, 2010, 2011 and 2012. The XB has 15 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoid'06 '08Use caution: 2009 Best years'04 '10 '11 '12Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints1,048Top: Air bags Safety recalls152004–2015 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: IFCAR, Public domain.

Best & worst years

Scion XB years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the XB median. Tap a year for its full report.

37 92 2533 33914055 54 46 14 9 6

'04'05'06'07'08'09'10'11'12'13'14'15

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2015Not rated–/1006 complaints · 2 recalls 2014Not rated–/1009 complaints · 2 recalls 2013Not rated–/10014 complaints · 2 recalls 2012Solid63/10046 complaints · 3 recalls 2011Solid60/10054 complaints · 5 recalls 2010Solid60/10055 complaints · 7 recalls 2009Caution34/100140 complaints · 10 recalls 2008Avoid19/100339 complaints · 8 recalls 2007Not rated–/1003 complaints · 3 recalls 2006Avoid25/100253 complaints · 5 recalls 2005Solid43/10092 complaints · 1 recall 2004Solid63/10037 complaints · 0 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Scion XB problems

All model years combined: 1,048 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

339Air bags50 crash/fire/injury

218Visibility3 crash/fire/injury

91Engine14 crash/fire/injury

89Structure14 crash/fire/injury

85Electrical system15 crash/fire/injury

73Vehicle speed control

47Steering

44Service brakes, hydraulic

43Service brakes

22422 other systems28 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Air bags	339	50
Visibility	218	3
Engine	91	14
Structure	89	14
Electrical system	85	15
Vehicle speed control	73	24
Steering	47	5
Service brakes, hydraulic	44	10
Service brakes	43	19
22 other systems	224	28

15 recalls

Scion XB recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Driver side: inflator module19V-741 · 2008–2012 · Oct 17, 2019 · 928,220 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module19V-005 · 2010–2015 · Jan 9, 2019 · 1,299,448 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module18V-024 · 2009–2013 · Jan 9, 2018 · 628,018 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module17V-006 · 2008–2012 · Jan 9, 2017 · 577,875 vehicles Passenger side: inflator module16V-340 · 2008–2011 · May 23, 2016 · 1,754,517 vehicles Visibility: power window devices and controls15V-689 · 2009–2011 · Oct 22, 2015 · 1,814,284 vehicles Equipment14V-828 · 2014–2015 · Dec 30, 2014 · 3,958 vehicles Other: labels13V-123 · 2011 · Apr 9, 2013 · 7,525 vehicles Visibility: power window devices and controls12V-491 · 2008–2009 · Oct 10, 2012 · 2,519,424 vehicles Other: labels10V-036 · 2006–2010 · Feb 3, 2010 · 153,418 vehicles Other: labels10V-035 · 2005–2010 · Feb 3, 2010 · 271,417 vehicles Other: labels09V-223 · 2006–2009 · Jun 15, 2009 · 27,080 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 15 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the XB

Sep 17, 2021
Desiccated Air Bag Inflator RuptureEA21002 · 2008–2015 · still open
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