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NHTSA Safety Recalls

2012 Scion Iq Recalls

The 2012 Scion Iq has 1 NHTSA safety recall on file, the newest reported on November 8, 2012.

A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2012 Scion Iq. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.

Recalls
1

NHTSA campaigns

Owner complaints
17

filed with NHTSA

Crashes reported
4

in complaints

NHTSA crash test
Not rated

On a 2012 Scion Iq, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.

1 recall on the 2012 Scion Iq

Air bags

Campaign
12V528000
Reported
November 8, 2012
Vehicles affected
up to 11,153
Risk NHTSA names
crash and injury
Same campaign
also 2013 Iq

12V528000: the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words →

2012 Scion Iq complaints by year

NHTSA has received 17 owner complaints about the 2012 Scion Iq, the newest on October 14, 2023. Of these, 4 describe a crash (24%); owners reported 3 injuries.

In complaints about the 2012 Scion Iq, the component group named most often is the structure (35%), followed by the air bags (24%) and the engine (24%).

The 2012 Scion Iq's only recall also concerns the air bags.

Where 2012 Scion Iq owners gave the mileage (12 complaints), the median was 30,000 miles.

Component groups named in complaints

  • Structure6
  • Air Bags4
  • Engine4
  • Unknown Or Other3
  • Vehicle Speed Control2
  • Exterior Lighting1

Complaints received, by year

Complaints about the 2012 Scion Iq received by NHTSA, by calendar year
20122
20133
20151
20171
20181
20192
20203
20212
20232

Complaints about the 2012 Scion Iq peaked in 2013, when NHTSA received 3. 35% arrived between 2011 and 2015, the model year's first years on the road.

The 17 complaints about the 2012 Scion Iq are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.

Scion Iq by model year

Other 2012 Scion models

Newest record on this page: October 14, 2023. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted