mkaresh

I wanted more up-to-date car reliability information that included actual repair rates. So in late 2005 I started getting people together to make this possible. TrueDelta now updates actual repair frequencies, not just dots, four times a year, to track cars closely as they age.

We've been providing stats for the xB, xD, and tC. But the xA isn't in the survey yet--not quite enough owners signed up. The 2005 is about halfway to the minimum, and the 2006 is about 3/4 of the way.

Participants simply report repairs the month after they occur on a one-page survey. When there are no repairs, they simply report an approximate odometer reading four times a year, at the end of each quarter.

To encourage participation, participants receive full access to all results, not just those for the xA, for free.

For the details, and to sign up to help out:

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mkaresh

The 2006 is now only six owners short of getting started.

mkaresh

Now only two owners short with the 2006.

Super-Stormtrooper07

I just registered my xA.

mkaresh

Thanks, I appreciate it.

The 2006 has been added to the survey, so hopefully we'll start having some stats in August.

Not yet signed up? Details here:

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mkaresh

Looking forward to having some stats for the xA in August. We're right near the minimum sample size, so even a few more participants would be very helpful.

darcy45

Ok i got you but how can i get my xb registered.Please do tell me about the procedure of registering.Thanks.

mkaresh

Thank you for asking. Please go here for the details on the survey and for buttons that link to the enrollment form:

Car reliability research

mkaresh

It looks like we'll start having results for the xA in November, with a preview for participants next month. We continue to need more participants to provide precise reliability stats for all model years.

Help make this happen:

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mkaresh

It looks like we might not receive quite enough data for that result next month. With a few days to go, we're three responses short.

If you're signed up, but haven't yet responded, please do so.

If you haven't, a few more new participants would ensure a result next time around.

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mkaresh

We did end up just short. But if only a few more owners participate next month, we'll have a stat in February.

mkaresh

We'll have an initial result around the end of the month. The more owner participate, the more precise future stats will be.

mkaresh

At long last We results for the xA, based on owner experiences through December 31, 2010.

With a very low reported repair frequency of 26 repair trips per 100 cars per year, the 2006 xA is much better than average.

Thank you, once again, to everyone who helped make this possible. We'll have further updates in May and August. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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mkaresh

We have updated car reliability stats for the Scion xA to include owner experiences through March 31, 2011.

With a very low reported repair frequency of 20 repair trips per 100 cars per year, the 2006 xA is much better than average.

We'll have further updates in August and November. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

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jct

do i really have to sign up for this just to see results?

mkaresh

Results for the xA, such as they are, are already in the thread.

But where do you think the data to provide the results comes from? If it were possible to view all of the results without signing up, there'd be no results to view.

Super-Stormtrooper07

What Mike is saying, is that the more xA owners who participate with this study, the better the statistics numbers become, due to having a larger sample size of participants to draw (site) from. Really every xA owner on here should participate (but there isn't anyway to make someone participate in the study), so we have better/realistic numbers , that would reflect how our cars perform.

Math is my game, mpg is my pain

mkaresh

We have some initial reliability stats for the xA (on our redesigned site) to include owner experiences through September 30, 2011. With a reported repair frequency of 16 repair trips per 100 cars per year, the xA is clearly very reliable.

Thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in February and May. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

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Scion xA reliability ratings and comparisons

mkaresh

We have some initial reliability stats for the xA to include owner experiences through December 31, 2011. With a reported repair frequency of 16 repair trips per 100 cars per year, same as last time, the xA is clearly very reliable.

Thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates later this month and in August. With more participants, we could provide more precise information and cover all model years.

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Scion xA reliability ratings and comparisons

mkaresh

We have updated our reliability stats for the xA to include owner experiences through June 30, 2012. The reported repair frequency for the 2006 xA remains very low, 7 repair trips per 100 cars per year.

Thank you, once again, to everyone who has been helping. We'll have further updates in November and February. We'd love to provide more precise stats and cover more model years--just a matter of getting more owners involved.

To see how competitors compare, and to sign up to help improve this information:

Scion xA reliability ratings and comparisons