Scion
Scion has 5 model lines on NHTSA's register (model years 2003–2016), with 27 recall campaigns and 1,915 consumer complaints.
Campaigns were most numerous in 2016 (4). The component complaints name most often is air bags (187.8 per 1,000 component mentions). The XB line has the most complaints, 989 over 13 model years.
A further 7 equipment, tire or child-seat campaigns name Scion and are listed on monthly pages. Comparisons here are between Scion model lines; complaint counts across makes depend on fleet size and reporting rates and are not compared.
Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Model lines
Ordered by total complaints. "Per model year" divides complaints by the number of model years on the register, a comparison within Scion only.
| Model line | Model years | Campaigns | Complaints | Per model year | Most-reported component |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XB | 13 | 15 | 989 | 76.1 | Air Bags |
| TC | 12 | 10 | 630 | 52.5 | Visibility |
| XA | 4 | 5 | 114 | 28.5 | Air Bags |
| XD | 8 | 7 | 100 | 12.5 | Service Brakes |
| FR-S | 4 | 7 | 82 | 20.5 | Engine |
Campaigns by year
Complaints by year
Components most reported
Per 1,000 component mentions across all Scion complaints.
Questions and answers
How many recalls has Scion had?
27 NHTSA recall campaigns name Scion vehicles (model years 2003–2016). Units potentially affected across those campaigns total about 10,870,348, a figure that includes other makes where a campaign is shared (Takata air bag inflators, for example). Campaigns naming several model lines count once.
Which Scion model line has the most complaints?
XB: 989 complaints over 13 model years (76.1 per model year). Larger-selling lines draw more complaints; the per-model-year column controls for the number of years, not for sales.
What components are reported most for Scion?
air bags (187.8 per 1,000 mentions), visibility (148.3 per 1,000 mentions), engine (93.9 per 1,000 mentions). Complaints are consumer reports and have not been verified by NHTSA.
Where does this data come from?
NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 (recalls) and 15 May 2019 (complaints).
Provenance
Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation flat files, public domain, dated 24 Sep 2026 and 15 May 2019. Make names are as NHTSA records them. Comparisons are within this make; see the methodology for why makes are not ranked against each other.