Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Scion Xb.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint. |
| 2023-10-23 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | I rolled the car three times and almost died on [XXX]. The airbags did not deploy. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE… |
| 2019-07-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, AIRBAG |
| 2018-08-13 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE HANDLE TO THE HATCH BROKE OFF SO MANY TIMES AFTER PROPERLY BEING REPAIRED WE INSTALLED A STRAP HANDLE TO THE HATCH … |
| 2018-07-24 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AER BAG LITE ON DASHBOARD....WORRIED TO EXPLODE AS I ,M DRIVING ?? |
| 2018-05-08 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR SUB FRAME WHERE THE REAR AXLE MOUNTING BRACKETS ARE RUST OUT. ALSO SIDE ROCKERS ROT OUT DUE TO POOR DRAINAGE OF … |
| 2017-11-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | POWER WINDOWS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HAVE ISSUES; BACK WINDOWS NO LONGER WORKS, FRONT DRIVER SIDE WILL GO UP I… |
| 2017-08-25 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | ACCIDENT INVOLVED ON HWY TRAVELING 65 -70 MILES, RAINY CONDITIONS, CAR WAS IN MOTION AND SKIDDED A UNKNOWN LENGTH, HITT… |
| 2016-10-25 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | 05 XB TRUNK RELEASE HANDLE BROKE LOOSE. IT WAS ATTACHED BY 2 SMALL STUDS THAT WERE FRICTION FITTED TO THE HANDLE, THE T… |
| 2016-08-30 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THAT THE CHECK ENGINE, MAINTENANCE, AND AIR BAG WARNING I… |
| 2015-04-27 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I DRIVE A 2005 SCION XB, ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO THE BACK HATCH HANDLE BROKE OF, WHERE THE LIGHT SHINE TO THE LICENSE PLATE… |
| 2015-01-31 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR HATCHBACK HANDLE FRACTURED CAUSING THE OTHER FOU… |
| 2014-04-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AFTER HAVING MY CAR, 2005 XB, SERVICED MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON.DEALER STATED THEY WOULD NEED TO REMOVE THE STEERING WH… |
| 2014-03-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE LIFTGATE AND NOTICED THA… |
| 2013-12-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE HAD OUR LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT AND HE SAID THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO… |
| 2013-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | MY SCION OVERHEATED,LOST OIL PRESSURE DUE TO WHATEVER DAMAGE THE OVERHEATING CAUSED AND I'VE HAD A LOW BATTERY CHARGE A… |
| 2013-09-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE REAR HATCH DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF IN MY HAND AND IS NOW DANGLING BY THE WIRES FOR THE TAG LIGHTS WHICH IS A SAFETY HA… |
| 2013-07-11 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I OWN 2005 SCION XB FIRST INCIDENT -THURSDAY EVENING 6:30 PM, JULY 11, 2013 IN MARTINEZ, CALIFORNIA I WAS DRIVING ON… |
| 2013-05-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SCION XB . AS I SLOWED DOWN TO STOP MY CAR ACCELERATED RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN ACROSS THE HIG… |
| 2013-03-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | MY 10 YEAR OLD SON WAS SIMPLY OPENING THE BACK HATCH TO GET OUT A BAG AND THE WHOLE REAR DOOR GARNISH BROKE OFF. IT BR… |
| 2013-01-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR LATCH DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WHILE SHE ATT… |
| 2012-12-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR DOOR LATCH BROKE OFF WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED. WILL NOT RELEASE. *TR |
| 2012-10-10 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | WENT TO PUT MY GROCERIES AWAY AFTER LEAVING THE STORE. LIFTED ON THE REAR HATCH HANDLE AND WAS SURPRISED TO FIND THE TR… |
| 2012-03-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE HAD OUR LOCAL MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE STATED DEALER HAD TO FIX BECAUSE OF C… |
| 2011-10-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | THE TAILGATE "HANDLE" RELEASE BROKE OF IN MY HANDS, WITHOUT EVEN PULLING ON IT, ON MY 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. I WENT OUT … |
| 2011-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 0 | DRIVING ON AN ACCESS ROAD, A CAR STOPPED SUDDENLY IN FRONT OF ME AT LOW SPEED, AND I STEPPED ON BRAKES HARD AND THEY DI… |
| 2011-09-10 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | BY 2011, BOTH BACK WINDOWS INOPERABLE (MOTOR BURNED OUT DUE TO ELECTRICAL ISSUES) AND I AM HAVING ISSUES WITH THE AIR C… |
| 2011-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE POWER DOOR LOCKS AND WINDOWS WORK SPORADICALLY. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST 7 YEARS. SOMETIMES THE DOOR LOC… |
| 2011-04-30 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | CARFAX REPORTS THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT. HOW DO I KNOW IF DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIR BAGS WHERE INSTALLED DURING REPAIR… |
| 2011-02-03 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | 2005 SCION XB WINDSHIELD CRACK IN THE MIDLINE, BETWEEN THE WIPERS. FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE CRACK CONTINUOUSLY INCR… |
| 2011-01-11 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LATCH ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE SNAPPED OFF AS THE CO… |
| 2010-09-23 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | HATCH HANDLE, MADE OF FLIMSY PLASTIC AND HELD ON BY A COUPLE OF SCREWS, BROKE OFF. THIS PART, WHICH CONTAINS THE HANDL… |
| 2010-09-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | REAR HATCH OUTSIDE OPENING MECHANISM BROKE AFTER ROUTINE USE. THIS APPEARS TO BE DESIGN FLAW USING FLIMSY PLASTIC DOOR … |
| 2010-05-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TRUNK LATCH CAME OFF, MADE OF PLASTIC AND HELD BY TWO SCREWS, HAPPENED TWICE, FIRST TIME HAD TO GLUE SCREW TO THREAD O… |
| 2010-04-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | DRIVING ABOUT 4 MILES AN HOUR, THE ACCELERATOR OVER POWERED THE BRAKE SYSTEM. RPM'S WHERE MAXED EVEN AFTER THE INITIAL… |
| 2010-04-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE TODAY DUE TO A TIRE VALVE STEM CRACKING AT THE BASE OF MY 2005 SCION XB. *TR |
| 2010-04-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | 1. DRIVER'S SIDE LOCK INTERMITTENTLY WON'T OPEN FROM INSIDE. NEITHER MANUALLY NOR PRESSING THE KEY FOB WILL OPEN. THE O… |
| 2010-03-24 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELER… |
| 2010-03-22 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 SCION XB. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT SIT IN THE BACK SEAT IN BOOSTER SEATS. THE LAP BELTS ARE REALLY LOOSE ON… |
| 2010-03-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 TOYOTA SCION XB. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGIN… |
| 2010-02-12 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | MY SCION XB IS INFREQUENTLY ACCELERATING AND LUNGING FORWARD FOR NO APPARENT REASON FROM BOTH A STATIONERY POSITION AS … |
| 2010-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED FOR SECONDS IN FREEZING WEATHER; THEN BRAKES RETURNED; THIS LOSS OF POWER IN THE BRAKES HAS HAPPENED … |
| 2010-01-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | PLASTIC REAR TAILGATE HANDLE BROKE OFF UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN. APPARENT DESI… |
| 2009-11-24 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | WHILE ENTERING A FREEWAY WITH FULL ACCELERATION THE GAS PEDAL STUCK. THE CAR WAS OUT OF CONTROL AND AFTER APPLYING THE … |
| 2009-11-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. TOYOTA DEALER ADVISES THE WIRING HARNESS IN STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IS A COMMON … |
| 2009-07-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WE HAVE A 2005 SCION XB. ROAD DEBRIS HIT THE CAR ONE MONTH AGO, BUT THE CRACK ON THE WINDSHIELD, STARTING ON THE PASSEN… |
| 2009-06-02 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS DRIVING MY 2005 SCION XB WHEN I STRUCK A GUARD RAIL AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH THE FRONT END OF THE SCION AT APPROX… |
| 2009-05-15 | TIRES | No | 0 | TWO PATCHES ON PASSENGER SIDE FROM TIRE ONLY SEEM TO BE SHOWING WEAR BEYOND NORMAL USE. FIRST PATCH IS 5 3/8" LONG BY … |
| 2009-04-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | REAR DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY CAME COMPLETELY OFF, DISCONNECTED FROM CAR DOOR WHEN ENGAGING LATCH AND PULLING UP IN AN ATTEM… |
| 2008-12-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TRUNK LATCH BROKE OFF WHEN TRYING TO OPEN. MADE VERY FLIMPSE AND WILL NOT WITHSTAND REGULAR USE. *TR |