[newoldbeemer]

I'm thinking about buying a 2006 Scion XA with 57K miles. How reliable are these cars generally?

I know Scion is owned by Toyota but are the cars as reliable as Toyota branded cars? Just give me a sense like what other brand you would compare these to in terms or reliability for eg. would you say Honda/Toyota are comparable, or are they closer to Nissan/Mazda/Hyundai or... Ford/Chevy or do they rank lower and compare with say VW? Just trying to get a sense of it I'm not really familiar with Scions.

Any other pros and cons I should know about the brand & model before going for it? (of course other than checking out the basics with the car itself)

Thanks in advance.

[Nitrousbird]

They could be the most reliable car ever made.



That says it all.

[DocWeatherington]

Nitrousbird is right

a Toyota is still a Toyota, be it a Scion or Lexus..

You should be fine the pro and con are still the same.. Its a Toyota, to answer your question... Toyota is Honda Reliable if not among some of the best in the business.

[SunnyD]

I used to have a 2006 xA that I bought new and put about 65k miles on and never had one problem with it. Those things are bulletproof

[opfreak]

my wife loved it until an accident totaled it.

[tvo9]

I had a 2007 Scion tC, drove it up to 153K miles then sold it. It's a very reliable car and easy to upgrade. I installed fog lights (with on-off switch), spoiler, light bulbs, reverse light bar, etc

[pikkagtr]

my buddy had an FRS for 1.5 yrs...never again

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11587

[The Wind Breezes]

The FRS doesn't have a Toyota engine. It has a poorly engineered boxer courtesy of Subaru.

I don't have any experience with Scion, but Toyotas in general are extremely reliable and well engineered.

[newoldbeemer]

Thanks everyone !

[pikkagtr]

not everything is engine related as the problem areas.
Subarus are generally decent when its comes to the NA engine reliabilty
they say 95% of their cars are still on the road
ej20/EJ25T not included lol
ringlands and lowcomp cyl 4s

[mechavore884]

pikkagtr HAHAH dont forget blown headgaskets

[WhatsADSM]

Yes.

Like any car give it a once over. Even the most reliable cars can be mistreated and not cared for (especially when dealing with inexpensive cars)