2004 Scion XB problems
Owners have filed 47 complaints with NHTSA about the 2004 Scion XB. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 17% of complaints. Next are wipers, windshield & visibility (15%) and electrical system (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 47 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 17% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 11 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 29 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 7 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 7 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 29 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 70,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 11 complaints mention a crash; 6 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 91% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2004 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Scion XB with enough data (20 complaints in that window).
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.
Front end collision with no air bag deployment. 2004 scion was traveling at approximately 40 MPH and rear ended a pick up truck; damaging the scion and pick up truck.the scion had two feet of drivers side intrusion and the passenger side had 1-1/2 feet of intrusion. The scion had a star to the windshield and an injured driver, which could have been avoided if airbag deployment happened. The damage to the scion caused major front end damage exposing the engine and hitting damaging and exposing the air bag sensors.
My mother was driving her 2004 toyota scion xb on her way to church. Turned onto baton chapel rd. Traveling at 40 MPH, started slowing down due to the fact that she was approaching a light where she would have made her turn, and ended up rear ending the vehicle in front of he. At the time of the accident the driver side airbag did not deploy, and the seatbelt she was wearing at the time did not hold her back.
I bought a 2004 toyota scion xb used from local toyota dealer in massachusetts the sales men talk me into getting the extended bumper to bumper warranty for $1400.00 so I did. A year later I go to get my annual inspection sticker the car wouldn't pass I brought it back to dealer they diagnose the problem and told me that it needed a junction block, instrument panel part # 82732-52040, but it is not covered under warranty so much for bumper to bumper,$92.00 to diagnose and $566.00 to repair ,ok repairs get done now…
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 scion xb. While the contact attempted to open the rear hatch, the garnish latching attachment fractured and created sharp plastic edges. After the failure, the rear hatch door could not be opened from inside or outside the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 178,850.