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SuspensionPart report

2008 Scion XB Suspension Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
1%of 339 total for the year
Median mileage
42,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the suspension of the 2008 Scion XB, 1% of the 339 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 42,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I was behind a pickup truck in a left turn lane .the truck turned and hit a motorcycle which then hit my bumper,left front wheel,drivers door ,left passenger door, left rear wheel and left rear quarter panel. $5700 damage. Not one air bag deployed. I suffered concussion with vision loss in my left eye and a herniated disc in my neck from the whiplash.the motorcycle was moving at traffic speed. I was stopped.”

NHTSA complaint #10607162, filed 2014-06, 77,000 miles

“Within the first 3 months from buying my Scion from hammer toyota my Scion sway bar breaks and come to find out there is a recall on that,but toyota never sent me a notice till I took my car in.then there was a electrical problem as well that something was burning inside my car within the first 3 months and then a hammer toyota employee brings me my car and they had crash my driver side doors.my next problem is that my car is only 4 years old I bought it with 0 miles off the lot and now the car charcoal canister breaks and I bought the extra warranty on my car only for them to tell me that…”

NHTSA complaint #10494839, filed 2013-01, 200 miles

“The contacts owns a 2008 toyota Scion XB. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, there was an abnormal noise and the vehicle veered to the right. The contact discovered that the control arm was fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10664664, filed 2014-12, 88,000 miles

“The contact owns a 2008 toyota Scion XB. The contact stated that the brake system, air bag and the anti brake warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The dealer diagnosed that the speed sensor, wire, hub, bearing assembly and rear axle would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 42,000. The current mileage was 46,000. The VIN was unavailable.”

NHTSA complaint #10416235, filed 2011-07, 42,000 miles

Suspension: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201212%
201024%
200911%
200851%
200631%

Other parts of the 2008 Scion XB

Air bags
132 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
46 complaints
Brakes
39 complaints
Steering
37 complaints
Engine
35 complaints
Electrical system
34 complaints
Electronic stability control
20 complaints
Vehicle speed control
15 complaints
Body and structure
11 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints
Wheels
9 complaints
Engine cooling
7 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Scion XB

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology