Reliability & cost of ownership
Scion Tc Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Scion Tc? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Scion Tc problems by model year
30 recall entries and 692 owner complaints on file across 12 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 Tc | 3 | 6 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2015 Tc | 3 | 21 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2014 Tc | 1 | 20 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2013 Tc | 1 | 9 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2012 Tc | 2 | 8 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2011 Tc | 1 | 29 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2010 Tc | 2 | 20 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 Tc | 3 | 60 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 Tc | 3 | 86 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 Tc | 2 | 117 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 Tc | 5 | 161 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2005 Tc | 4 | 155 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Scion Tc, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- visibility132 complaints
- structure114 complaints
- engine105 complaints
- air bags84 complaints
- unknown or other58 complaints
- service brakes55 complaints
- vehicle speed control43 complaints
- power train31 complaints