FaultScore

Volvo V70XC 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 Volvo V70XC Scion XB
Complaints on file 521 1,291
Model years covered 1998–2007 2003–2015
Worst model year 2001 2006
Best model year 2003 2004
Crashes reported 14 156
Fires reported 11 37
Injuries reported 12 86
Deaths reported 1 2
Most complained-about part Acceleration & Cruise Control Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 7.3% 21.8%

Volvo V70XC by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 54 10.4%
Brakes 23 4.4%
Suspension 22 4.2%
Lights 15 2.9%

Scion XB by year

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

What breaks