Which Scion XB years should you avoid?

No Scion XB model year in 2010–2010 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2010.

What is the best year for the Scion XB?

2010 is the best-scoring Scion XB model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 56.7 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

How many recalls does the Scion XB have?

8 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Scion XB model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

Which Scion XB years to avoid

No Scion XB model year in 2010–2010 falls into the flagged band. The weakest are 2010, and even those sit close to this model’s own median.

Ownership label · Scion XB Full report

Grade 2010–2010

2010 vs model median 1.0×

Model median3× median

Brakes 6

Speed Control 3

Body & Interior 3

Weakest

2010

Best

2010

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Severity-weighted complaint volume and grade by model year for the Scion XB
Year	Complaint volume	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010		1.00×	20	C

What owners report

The component groups most often named, with one representative report. These are unverified — allegations, not findings.

2010 C 20 reports · median 7,000 mi

Brakes 6

Brake pedal feels spongy. It feels like there is air inside the hydraulic system. The car takes longer to stop time to time. The braking is inconsistent. This is a very big safety problem in this car. owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Speed Control 3

Returned accelerator problem to dealer was told they would test drive it to try to duplicate the sticking. Then would contact toyota "to see what toyota wanted to do about it". owner complaint filed with NHTSA
Body & Interior 3

The contact owns a 2010 toyota scion xb. The contact stated the instrument panel would not illuminate. The dealer advised he was unfamiliar with the failure and was unable to offer a remedy. owner complaint filed with NHTSA

5 crash · 1 injuries

The best year for the XB

Ranked by overall score among years with a full 60 months on the road.

2010 is the best-scoring XB model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 56.7 out of 100 — a score that combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.

Best-scoring model years
Year	vs median	Reports	Grade
2010	1.00×	20	C

Recalls

8 campaigns on record.

Recall campaigns, largest first
Campaign	Component	Model years	Units affected
15V689000	VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS	2010	1,814,284
16V340000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010	1,754,517
19V005000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010	1,299,448
19V741000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010	928,220
18V024000	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	2010	628,018
10V035000	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS	2010	271,417
10V036000	EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS	2010	153,418
18E091000	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC	2010	544

How long do they last?

Complaint records show when problems get reported, not how long a car survives. Where owners gave an odometer reading, faults on the 2010 were reported at a median of 7,000 miles. Treat that as the point problems start being noticed, not a lifespan.

Common questions

Answered directly from this model’s record.

Which Scion XB years should you avoid?: No Scion XB model year in 2010–2010 scores in the flagged band. The weakest are 2010.
What is the best year for the Scion XB?: 2010 is the best-scoring Scion XB model year with a full 60 months on the road, at 56.7 out of 100. The score combines complaint rate, recall campaigns and open investigations.
How many recalls does the Scion XB have?: 8 distinct recall campaigns are on record across all scored Scion XB model years. A recall is a matter of record: the manufacturer filed a defect report with NHTSA.

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2010 XB

Complaints in window: 20
Severity-weighted: 36.5
Model median (weighted): 37
vs model median: 1.00×
Recall campaigns (weighted): 8
Open investigations: 1

Score 56.7 C