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CarsLore / Compare / Compact cars / XD vs Corolla

Scion XD vs Toyota Corolla

Two compact cars, compared on the same official records: MOT and inspection results, safety ratings, fuel use, recalls and owner complaints. 1 like-for-like measure: the Scion XD leads on 0, the Toyota Corolla on 1.

Where each one leads

Scion XD

Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.

Toyota Corolla

  • On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Toyota Corolla uses 6.7 l/100 km, the 2014 Scion XD 7.9.

Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare

At a glance

Scion XDToyota Corolla
Model years in the US safety record2004–20151981–2026
New cars registered in Europe—604,655 (2010–2022)
Licensed in the United Kingdom—154,285
On the road in the Netherlands—78,090
In traffic in Finland—107,955
Generations on record—5

EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).

Reliability and problems

Scion XDToyota Corolla
UK MOT first-time pass rate—71%
… against cars of the same age—+4%
New York safety inspections failed—1.7%
… against cars of the same year—−6%
Illogical odometer records (NL)—2.6%
US owner complaints11711,746
Most complaints aboutService brakesAir bags
Model year with most complaints2008 (67)2009 (1,459)
US recall campaigns753
Manufacturer service bulletins5275,686
NHTSA defect investigations—58

Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).

Safety

Scion XDToyota Corolla
NHTSA overall rating—5★ (2025)

NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).

Fuel, emissions and price

Scion XDToyota Corolla
Official combined fuel use, Canada7.9 l/100 km (2014)6.7 l/100 km (2026)
Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid—5.2 l/100 km
Real-world use in Europe, petrol—6.8 l/100 km
Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe—112 g/km
Average power of new cars in Europe—83 kW (111 hp)
Average mass in running order—1,436 kg
Dutch list price when new (median)—€27,800
Average odometer in Finland—212,000 km

Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).