2006 Scion TC body & structure problems
30 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2006 Scion TC, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 6 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 52% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
Our toyota 2006 scion tc was involved in a head on collision when it was pulling out slowing on a main road and the other truck involved was probably traveling close to 45MPH, the car was totaled but not one air bag worked. This car was purchased because it had a high safety rating, however it is just lucky the driver and passenger were not seriously hurt. Had the car not been totaled we would have insisted it be totaled, would never purchase another toyota again.
My 2006 toyota scion tc has this very flimsy hatch back trunk handle(plastic) that broke. I have seen many same problem on the same model tc on the road. So this is definitely a design problem and toyota should fix this. Looking at how this system was put together, I can tell why this piece is not lasting.
Other problems reported for the 2006 Scion TC
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 42 complaints
- Air bags 24 complaints
- Engine 22 complaints