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Scion wipers, windshield & visibility problems

Across all Scion models in NHTSA's complaint database, 391 complaints involve wipers, windshield & visibility. The XB accounts for the largest share (58%). The single worst model year is the 2006 XB with 151 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
391 about wipers, windshield & visibility, all Scion models
Most affected
XB 58% of these complaints
Typical mileage
25,000 miles 305 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 3

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Scion models

ModelComplaintsShare
XB22658%
TC15038%
XA82%
XD62%
IM10%

Worst model years for wipers, windshield & visibility

  1. 2006 Scion XB151 complaints
  2. 2005 Scion TC51 complaints
  3. 2008 Scion XB46 complaints
  4. 2006 Scion TC42 complaints
  5. 2007 Scion TC22 complaints

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year

Scion wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by model year 0 100 200 2004: 7 '04 2005: 73 '05 2006: 195 '06 2007: 23 '07 2008: 54 '08 2009: 12 '09 2010: 7 '10 2011: 6 '11 2012: 5 '12 2013: 2 '13 2014: 1 '14 2015: 5 '15 2016: 1 '16
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
20047
200573
2006195
200723
200854
200912
20107
20116
20125
20132
20141
20155
20161

Among the 305 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 25,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.