Reliability & cost of ownership
Scion Xb Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Scion Xb? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Scion Xb problems by model year
78 recall entries and 1047 owner complaints on file across 13 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 Xb | 3 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Xb | 3 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Xb | 3 | 13 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Xb | 4 | 45 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Xb | 6 | 54 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Xb | 8 | 55 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Xb | 11 | 140 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Xb | 9 | 339 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Xb | 5 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Xb | 11 | 253 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Xb | 7 | 92 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2004 Xb | 6 | 37 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 Xb | 2 | 1 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Scion Xb, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- air bags339 complaints
- visibility218 complaints
- service brakes92 complaints
- engine90 complaints
- structure88 complaints
- electrical system85 complaints
- vehicle speed control73 complaints
- steering47 complaints