Toyota Celica 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	Toyota Celica	Scion XB
Complaints on file	520	1,291
Model years covered	1974–2005	2003–2015
Worst model year	2000	2006
Best model year	1999	2004
Crashes reported	108	156
Fires reported	15	37
Injuries reported	65	86
Deaths reported	3	2
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	36.7%	21.8%

Toyota Celica by year

3 1 1 3 2 4 3 3 9 9 6 10 16 34 35 24 18 24 25 10 10 8 11 130 55 37 21 4 4

74 77 78 79 80 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 94 18.1%

Airbags 85 16.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 48 9.2%

Seat Belts 46 8.8%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 39 7.5%

Body & Structure 31 6.0%

Brakes 29 5.6%

Tires 25 4.8%

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%