Scion XD

Owners filed 117 complaints across 8 model years of the Scion XD. The 2008 drew the most (67).

Model years8
Complaints117
Recalls17
Fires6
Deaths0

Which Scion XD years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Scion XD model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Scion XD model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20144
03—EngineRoutine
20132
0——TiresRoutine
20125
022Electrical SystemRoutine
20113
1—1SuspensionRoutine
201012
4—1Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine
200923
613Electrical SystemRoutine
200867
5—8Service BrakesRoutine
20061
1——EngineRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.