Mitsubishi 3000GT vs Scion XB

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Mitsubishi 3000GT	Scion XB
Complaints on file	535	1,291
Model years covered	1991–2002	2003–2015
Worst model year	1994	2006
Best model year	1998	2004
Crashes reported	26	156
Fires reported	2	37
Injuries reported	13	86
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Transmission & Drivetrain	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	7.7%	21.8%

Mitsubishi 3000GT by year

75 135 77 84 62 26 42 19 13 1 1

91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 01 02

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 247 46.2%

Seat Belts 140 26.2%

Brakes 29 5.4%

Wheels 25 4.7%

Engine & Cooling 18 3.4%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 14 2.6%

Suspension 11 2.1%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 11 2.1%

Scion XB by year

1 47 122 301 3 424 172 66 61 58 19 9 8

03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 341 26.4%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 226 17.5%

Engine & Cooling 116 9.0%

Brakes 95 7.4%

Body & Structure 92 7.1%

Electrical System 85 6.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 73 5.7%

Steering 48 3.7%