2005 Scion XA problems
The 2005 Scion XA has 51 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns air bags. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (12%) and brakes (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 51 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 35,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 36 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 35,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 15 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
We were involved in an auto accident in my toyota prius. The accident actually involved 2 collisions. The first collision was into a semi. Subsequently, the car spun around and caused a second collision as we hit the guardrail head on. My granddaughter (10 yrs old) was sitting behind the driver. Even though she was buckled up, she was thrown to the floor seriously injuring herself.
On a road doing 50 MPH when the car started to vibrate. Started to slow down, when the left rear tire blow out and cause the lost of control, crashing into the guide rail. The car is now in the body shop for repairs.
In june 2009 I was coasting into my parking space at work, when all of a sudden my 2005 toyota scion xa accelerated, drove over a parking bumper, plowed into a small tree and drove into a brick wall. The brakes failed and were totally useless. I had my car towed, to the toyota dealership, where I purchased my car. I reported this incident to the toyota dealership and was informed that they never heard of any problems, like my own, with the scion.
I have noticed the same brake issue with my 2005 scion (toyota) xa at least twice, as reported on the news this morning about the toyota prius. I was approaching a red light @ sunrise blvd and folsom blvd. And applied the brakes as I was going over a couple of sets of train tracks. The vehicle felt like I was propelled forward when I hit the tracks instead of slowing down. It lasted only a second but scared the heck out of me! I thought I was going to rear end the vehicle in front of me.
Other model years of the XA
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004