Scion TC
Owners filed 693 complaints across 12 model years of the Scion TC. The 2006 drew the most (161).
Which Scion TC years should you avoid?
Going by 693 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Scion TC years to avoid are 2007.
- 20073.0× the usual share of fires, crashes and deaths for a car of its age (6 fires, 21 crashes, 9 deaths).
Better bets: among years old enough for a low count to mean something, the 2011 drew the fewest complaints without an unusual share of serious ones.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Scion TC model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2015 | 22 | 3 | — | 4 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2014 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2013 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2012 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly | Routine | |
| 2011 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Exterior Lighting | Routine | |
| 2010 | 20 | 2 | — | 2 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2009 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 15 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2008 | 86 | 3 | 2 | 15 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2007Avoid | 117 | 2 | 6 | 21 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 161 | 5 | 3 | 33 | Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly | Fatalities reported | |
| 2005 | 155 | 4 | 3 | 25 | Visibility › Sun/Moon Roof Assembly | Fatalities reported |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.