FaultScore

Worst years for a Scion XA

Owners have filed 167 complaints about the Scion XA with NHTSA across model years 2004 to 2006. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2006 Scion XA

96 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2004 Scion XA

20 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Scion XA year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2006 F 96 16 3 50,000 Airbags
2005 D 51 19 0 35,000 Airbags
2004 C 20 3 3 32,178 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Scion XA

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Airbags 33 19.8%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 21 12.6%

Worst in 2006

Fuel & Propulsion 18 10.8%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 13 7.8%

Worst in 2006

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 7.8%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 11 6.6%

Worst in 2005

Other & Unspecified 9 5.4%

Worst in 2006

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 8 4.8%

Worst in 2005

Tires 8 4.8%

Worst in 2005

Transmission & Drivetrain 5 3.0%

Worst in 2006

Seat Belts 5 3.0%

Worst in 2006

Equipment & Accessories 5 3.0%

Worst in 2006

Lights 4 2.4%

Worst in 2006

Steering 3 1.8%

Worst in 2005

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Scion XA, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Apr 2005 peak 9 Jun 2026

Compare the Scion XA

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.