Scion XD vs Lexus LS400

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	Lexus LS400
Complaints on file	172	424
Model years covered	2006–2014	1990–2001
Worst model year	2008	1993
Best model year	2010	2000
Crashes reported	24	58
Fires reported	11	8
Injuries reported	8	33
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Brakes	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	25%	23.3%

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%

Lexus LS400 by year

36 27 10 83 76 48 24 23 52 27 16 2

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01

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

What breaks

Electrical System 131 30.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 48 11.3%

Brakes 26 6.1%

Lights 26 6.1%

Seat Belts 25 5.9%

Airbags 20 4.7%

Tires 20 4.7%

Engine & Cooling 18 4.2%