Scion XB
Owners filed 1,047 complaints across 14 model years of the Scion XB. The 2008 drew the most (339); the 2003 the fewest (1).
Model years14
Complaints1,047
Recalls79
Fires21
Deaths2
Every Scion XB model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Service Brakes | Routine | |
| 2014 | 9 | 3 | — | 1 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2013 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2012 | 45 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2011 | 54 | 6 | 1 | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2010 | 55 | 8 | 1 | 4 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2009 | 140 | 11 | 5 | 12 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2008 | 339 | 9 | 7 | 30 | Air Bags | Above average | |
| 2007 | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | Visibility › Windshield | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 253 | 11 | — | 18 | Visibility › Windshield | Above average | |
| 2005 | 92 | 7 | 1 | 15 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2004 | 37 | 6 | — | 8 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | — | — | Tires | Routine | |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | — | — | — | Routine |
Which Scion XB years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2008 is the weakest year on record, with 339 complaints concentrated in the air bags. It carries 9 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.