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2012 Scion XB Body and structure Problems

Complaints
7about this part
Share
16%of 45 total for the year
Median mileage
164,978miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the body and structure of the 2012 Scion XB, 16% of the 45 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 164,978 miles. 4 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.

“White paint. The paint starting flaking off in large sheets on it's own, no connection to vehicle damage, weather, etc. Paint is now gone from my entire roof, half the hood, multiple other places. Continues chipping and flaking, car is only 8 years old and this is an obvious defect. Been happening for over a year, about 1/3 of the paint on my car is now gone. Can provide lots of pictures.”

NHTSA complaint #11191194, filed 2019-03, 90,000 miles

“Recall id 287614-my vehicle was involved in an accident on 1/10/2019 for failure to stop due to brakes. My car ran a red light and hit another vehicle in the intersection. Both cars were totaled and removed from the scene by a tow truck. I received a notification in the mail in april 2019 3 month after my accident regarding the recall id #287614, I have since contacted toyota and the refused to compensate me for my loss. They have tried to relocate my car for inspection but the insurance company who has possession of my car after the accident, no longer has it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11205231, filed 2019-05, 164,978 miles

“Recall id 287614-my vehicle was involved in an accident on 1/10/2019 for failure to stop due to brakes. My car ran a red light and hit another vehicle in the intersection. Both cars were totaled and removed from the scene by a tow truck. I received a notification in the mail in april 2019 3 month after my accident regarding the recall id #287614, I have since contacted toyota and the refused to compensate me for my loss. They have tried to relocate my car for inspection but the insurance company who has possession of my car after the accident, no longer has it. …”

NHTSA complaint #11205232, filed 2019-05, 164,978 miles

“Recall 287614- my call was involved in an accident on 1/10/2019. My car ran a red light due to failure of brakes and struck another vehicle. Both cars were totaled. I have received a notification in the mail in 4/2019 3 months after my accident I have contacted toyota and since they are unable to locate my vehicle to inspect it, they refused to help compensate for my loss. I would like toyota to take some responsibility for this, my insurance company gave me a payout that went directly towards the remaining balance of my car and I still have to pay 2,900 after. …”

NHTSA complaint #11205252, filed 2019-05, 164,984 miles

“Recall id287614 NHTSA campaign #18e091000 my vehicle was involved in an accident on jan 10th, due to failure of brakes. My car ran a red light and hit another car. My car has been totaled in this accident. I have since contacted toyota about my accident and they have refused to help compensate for my loss. My car was towed to the insurance company and is no longer accessible for inspection. I would like for toyota to take some responsibility for this accident. I have not fully recovered from losing my vehicle financially and I do believe 100% that this recall was the cause of the accident. …”

NHTSA complaint #11205215, filed 2019-05, 160,000 miles

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Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2015117%
2014222%
201317%
2012716%
201136%
201059%
200954%
2008113%
2006239%
20052426%
2004616%

Other parts of the 2012 Scion XB

Air bags
27 complaints
Engine
8 complaints
Brakes
5 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Wheels
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2012 Scion XB

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 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