FaultScore

Worst years for a Scion XD

Owners have filed 172 complaints about the Scion XD with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2014. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

2008 Scion XD

100 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

2010 Scion XD

18 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Scion XD 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
2014 7 0 6 Engine & Cooling
2013 2 0 0 Steering
2012 6 3 3 28,000 Electrical System
2011 3 1 0 Suspension
2010 B 18 1 0 47,500 Acceleration & Cruise Control
2009 C 35 5 2 53,000 Electrical System
2008 F 100 14 0 49,669 Brakes
2006 1 0 0 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Scion XD

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

Brakes 35 20.3%

Worst in 2008

Acceleration & Cruise Control 17 9.9%

Worst in 2008

Electrical System 16 9.3%

Worst in 2008

Suspension 16 9.3%

Worst in 2008

Engine & Cooling 12 7.0%

Worst in 2008

Airbags 11 6.4%

Worst in 2008

Fuel & Propulsion 9 5.2%

Worst in 2008

Seats 9 5.2%

Worst in 2008

Stability & Traction Control 7 4.1%

Worst in 2008

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 6 3.5%

Worst in 2009

Other & Unspecified 5 2.9%

Worst in 2009

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 2.3%

Worst in 2008

Steering 4 2.3%

Worst in 2008

Body & Structure 4 2.3%

Worst in 2008

Complaints filed over time

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

Jun 2008 peak 7 May 2026

Compare the Scion XD

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