2015 Scion TC problems
NHTSA has received 27 complaints about the 2015 Scion TC, and 22% of them involve drivetrain & axles. After that come air bags (19%) and wipers, windshield & visibility (19%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Drivetrain & axles 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 3 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 34,000 miles 22 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 8 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 8 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 22 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 34,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 4 complaints mention a crash; 3 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 81% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2015 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Scion TC with enough data (19 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My fianc had a seizure while driving her scion tc (2015). She ran into the dumpster at a coffee shop. Witnesses and authorities confirmed the speed was significant enough for airbags to deploy. Because of her body seizing she accelerated. Customers and employees inside the coffee shop heard the crash. The dumpster is all the way in the rear of the building. The airbags did not deploy. As a result she is suffering injuries sustained.
Tl* the contact owned a 2015 scion tc. While driving 25 MPH, the contact crashed into another vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. The contact sustained injuries to the wrist and hand, which required medical attention. The vehicle was destroyed. The vehicle was not towed. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 10,457.
"takata recall" my daughter was driving on the highway and the driver side "side airbags" deployed for no reason what so ever. Just so happen, the police was driver in the next lane over and witnessed the whole thing. I am having a horrible experience dealing with toyota. I chose toyota because of the reliability of the car and this the the 2nd brand new toyota for my daughter. After this experience, this will be the last.
I was driving on the freeway on monday dec 28 heading to work it was raining hard and was driving at the same speed as everyone else in the freeway out of nowhere my steering took over control and I spinned around hitting the carpool lane divider and was tossed to the 4th lane afterwards. At that moment I was in front of a semi truck and couldn't brake in time and hit me sending me back to the carpool lane any time of those hits my air bags never turned on.
The contact owns a 2015 Scion TC. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained continuously illuminated while operating the vehicle. The contact stated that when the air bag warning light was illuminated, the horn was inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. However, an independent mechanic informed the contact that the failure might be associated with an inoperable clockspring. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.