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2006 Scion XB wipers, windshield & visibility problems

151 complaints about wipers, windshield & visibility have been filed for the 2006 Scion XB, which is 50% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
151 50% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
20,000 miles 111 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When wipers, windshield & visibility problems show up

Wipers, windshield & visibility complaints by mileage, 2006 Scion XB Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 20,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 54 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 39 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 11 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 0 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 20,000 miles
Based on 111 complaints that include mileage. 94% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles54
20k to 40k miles39
40k to 60k miles11
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles0
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 111 wipers, windshield & visibility complaints that report mileage, the median is about 20,000 miles, and 94% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the wipers, windshield & visibility complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Due to the upright position of the windshield a small rock can cause stars which lead to multiple leader cracks. Due to grill design and position of A/C condenser a small rock can puncture causing a leak and require replacement costs of up to $1100 on a 4 month old car. Toyota needs to realize that their design has major flaws with positioning. Unfortunately, rocks are everywhere and if you drive any at all on the freeway you are surely going to encounter some.

Reported at 5,000 miles, May 2006

Had vehicle for a year when my windshield cracked for the first time. A year later another crack appeared. I did research and it seems like this model in particular had windshield problems and continuously cracked easily. I believe this is a huge safety issue as it affects visibility tremendously and continues to be an ongoing occurrence. As most warranty have expired by now, a recall on these windshield should be in processed.

Reported at 20,000 miles, August 2007

Other problems reported for the 2006 Scion XB

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