Scion XD vs Ford E-250

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	Ford E-250
Complaints on file	172	421
Model years covered	2006–2014	1990–2022
Worst model year	2008	1999
Best model year	2010	2013
Crashes reported	24	47
Fires reported	11	24
Injuries reported	8	38
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Engine & Cooling
Share of complaints involving harm	25%	26.4%

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%

Ford E-250 by year

1 11 30 7 14 19 24 31 30 56 21 18 18 22 14 12 14 7 10 2 12 9 13 13 7 2 3 1

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 22

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 63 15.0%

Brakes 61 14.5%

Tires 43 10.2%

Suspension 37 8.8%

Transmission & Drivetrain 33 7.8%

Electrical System 32 7.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 24 5.7%

Steering 23 5.5%