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Scion Xa Recalls & Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA lists 5 safety recalls and 125 owner complaints across 4 model years of the Scion Xa (2004–2007). The most-complained-about year is 2006.

5
safety recalls, all years
125
owner complaints, all years
2006
year with most recalls
2006
year with most complaints

Pick your Scion Xa model year

Model yearRecallsComplaints
2007 Scion Xa20
2006 Scion Xa571
2005 Scion Xa240
2004 Scion Xa114

What Scion Xa owners complain about

Across all model years, owners have filed 125 complaints with NHTSA. The 2006 model year has the most, with 71.

All Scion Xa recalls (5)

Every NHTSA safety campaign that lists a Scion Xa, most recent first, with the model years each one covers.

  1. Air bag/restraint control module (air bags)

    NHTSA 18V776000 Reported 16,992 vehicles potentially affected Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing

    Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain 2004-2006 Toyota Scion xA vehicles. The air bag control module for the supplemental restraint system (SRS ECU) may experience an internal short, possibly causing the air bags to unintentionally deploy, or become deactivated.

    Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the SRS ECU, and if necessary, replace the air bag control module, free of charge. The recall began December 21, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at…

    Model years: 2004, 2005, 2006

  2. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 10V036000 Reported 153,418 vehicles potentially affected SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

    Southeast toyota is recalling certain model year 2005-2011 passenger vehicles for failing to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims." these vehicles were sold without the requisite load carrying capacity modification labels.

    Remedy: Dealers will mail to consumers the corrected label or the customer will have the option for dealers to install the label free of charge. The safety recall began on may 27, 2010. Owners may contact southeast toyota at…

    Model years: 2005, 2006

  3. Labels (equipment)

    NHTSA 09V223000 Reported 27,080 vehicles potentially affected TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC.

    Toyota is recalling 27,080 model year 2005 through 2010 passenger cars built from september 1, 2005 to may 4, 2009. These vehicles were not equipped with load carrying capacity modification labels which fails to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 110, "tire selection and rims."

    Remedy: Toyota will notify owners and provide them with a new, accurate label to be installed over the inaccurate label free of charge. The safety recall began on august 18, 2009. Owners may contact toyota at 1-888-270-9371.

    Model years: 2006

  4. Vehicle speed control

    NHTSA 07V048000 Reported 716 vehicles potentially affected SOUTHEAST TOYOTA DISTRIBUTORS

    Certain rostra precision controls' speed controls may have a faulty module. These controls were installed by southeast toyota dealers or at their vehicle processing center on certain passenger vehicles. When the speed control "on/off" switch is pressed once to turn the unit off, the throttle does not return to idle. When the "on/off"…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and/or replace the speed control module. The recall began on february 28, 2007. Owners may contact southeast toyota at 1-800-301-6859.

    Model years: 2006, 2007

  5. Cruise control (vehicle speed control)

    NHTSA 07V030000 Reported 1,372 vehicles potentially affected GULF STATES TOYOTA, INC.

    Certain rostra precision controls' speed controls may have a faulty module. These controls were installed by gulf states toyota (gst) dealers or at their vehicle processing center on certain passenger vehicles. When the speed control "on/off" switch is pressed once to turn the unit off, the throttle does not return to idle. When the…

    Remedy: Dealers will inspect and/or replace the speed control module. The recall began on march 7, 2007. Owners may contact gst at 1-800-444-1074.

    Model years: 2006, 2007

Other Scion models

Source: NHTSA recall and complaint databases and EPA fuel economy data, October 2026. Complaint counts are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. Recall counts are safety campaigns that list this model year; whether a particular car was already repaired depends on its VIN. How this data is compiled.