Scion XD vs Audi TT

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	Scion XD	Audi TT
Complaints on file	172	418
Model years covered	2006–2014	2000–2016
Worst model year	2008	2001
Best model year	2010	2003
Crashes reported	24	12
Fires reported	11	11
Injuries reported	8	4
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	25%	6.5%

Scion XD by year

1 100 35 18 3 6 2 7

06 08 09 10 11 12 13 14

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

What breaks

Brakes 35 20.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 9.9%

Electrical System 16 9.3%

Suspension 16 9.3%

Engine & Cooling 12 7.0%

Airbags 11 6.4%

Fuel & Propulsion 9 5.2%

Seats 9 5.2%

Audi TT by year

94 154 53 19 33 17 4 1 17 15 4 2 5

00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 16

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

What breaks

Electrical System 144 34.4%

Transmission & Drivetrain 53 12.7%

Engine & Cooling 45 10.8%

Airbags 26 6.2%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.7%

Tires 21 5.0%

Brakes 14 3.3%

Suspension 14 3.3%