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Scion Tc Recalls by Year

NHTSA's files hold 11 recall campaigns for the Scion Tc, across 10 model years from 2005 to 2016. The 2005 has the most (4); the fewest among years with a recall is 2014 (1).

No Scion Tc model year reaches 2 times the median: the highest, 2005, is at 1.9×.

Model years
10

2005–2016, with a recall

Recall campaigns
11
Most recalls
2005

4 recalls

Owner complaints
693

all model years, NHTSA

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Owners have filed 693 complaints with NHTSA about the Scion Tc across 12 model years; the most, 161, concern the 2006.

Owners marked a crash on 126 of the Scion Tc complaints (18%) and a fire on 17.

Across all Scion Tc model years, owners name the visibility most often (at least 129 complaints), then the structure (112).

NHTSA received the most complaints about the Scion Tc in 2010: 90, across all model years.

The component recalled most often on the Scion Tc is equipment: other: labels, in 12 model-year listings.

The newest Scion Tc recall, 16V420000, was reported on June 9, 2016 and concerns the equipment: other: labels.

Scion Tc years to avoid

The best-measured Scion Tc years are 2011 (0.4×), 2008 (0.6×) and 2007 (1.0×).

The ranking uses owner complaints in each model year's first years on the road, adjusted for NHTSA's complaint volume for that model year. It is not adjusted for sales and is not a reliability rating. Method

Recalls and complaints by model year

NHTSA recalls and owner complaints for the Scion Tc, by model year
YearRecallsComplaintsFirst yearsvs median year
2016363not ranked
20153228not ranked
20141207not ranked
2013193not ranked
2012284not ranked
201112915
0.4×
20100205not ranked
200936030
1.0×
200838628
0.6×
2007211751
1.0×
2006016156
1.3×
2005415580
1.9×

First years: complaints received from the year before the model year to three years after it.Scion Tc years without a link have no recall page on this site.

What gets recalled most on the Scion Tc

  • EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS12
  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC6
  • AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW1
  • AIR BAGS1
  • SUSPENSION:REAR1
  • TIRES1
  • VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1

Scion Tc model-year listings per recall component; one campaign can cover several years.

Every Scion Tc recall campaign (11)

NHTSA recall campaigns covering the Scion Tc, newest first
CampaignComponentYearsRisk namedVehicles
16V420000June 9, 2016equipment: other: labels2015–2016crash4,253
16V236000April 22, 2016tires2016crash94
15V228000April 17, 2015suspension: rear2015crash114
13V123000April 9, 2013equipment: other: labels2012crash and injury7,525
10V035000February 3, 2010equipment: other: labels2005, 2007–2009—271,417
10V036000February 3, 2010equipment: other: labels2007–2009crash153,418
09V223000June 15, 2009equipment: other: labels2008–2009crash27,080
06V408000October 26, 2006air bags: side/window2005injury29,542
06V096000April 3, 2006air bags2005crash and injury133
05V483000October 18, 2005visibility: sun/moon roof assembly2005injury71,392
18E091000service brakes, hydraulic2011–2016crash—

Vehicles: NHTSA's count of potentially affected vehicles in the whole campaign, not only the Scion Tc. Each campaign page has the defect, risk and fix in NHTSA's words.

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Newest record on this page: June 24, 2026. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted

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