2012 SCION TC — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 8 complaints · 2 recalls
Most-reported system: VISIBILITY (3 complaints · 37.5%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 1
  • Fires 0
  • Injuries 1
  • Deaths 0
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution VISIBILITY appears in 3 of 8 owner complaints (37.5%) in this vehicle snapshot. VISIBILITY: 3 complaints, 37.5% of reports VISIBILITY 3 · 37.5% AIR BAGS: 1 complaints, 12.5% of reports AIR BAGS 1 · 12.5% · 1 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 1 complaints, 12.5% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 · 12.5% STRUCTURE: 1 complaints, 12.5% of reports STRUCTURE 1 · 12.5% UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 5 complaints, 62.5% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 · 62.5% 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
VISIBILITY 3 37.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 1 12.5% 1 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 1 12.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 1 12.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 5 62.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Oct 2012; the first recall shown was reported in Apr 2013. 2012-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2015-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2020-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 Owner reports Oct 2012 Apr 2020 Recall campaign 13V123000 ◆ Recall campaign 13V123000 Recall campaign 18E091000 ◆ Recall campaign 18E091000
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
2012-Q4 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 1
2015-Q3 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 1
2019-Q3 Owner reports 1
2020-Q2 Owner reports 2
Recall campaign 1 13V123000
Recall campaign 1 18E091000
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Safety Recalls (2)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 13V123000

    Report date
    Component:
    EQUIPMENT
    Consequence:
    An inaccurate label could lead to owners overloading their vehicles and tires. An overloaded vehicle can result in a tire failure which may result in a vehicle crash, personal injury, or property damage.
    Remedy:
    Southeast Toyota will notify owners and provide a corrected label with instructions concerning its installation. A small group of the affected vehicles will need additonal remedies which are still being developed. The recall began on May 28, 2013. Owners may contact Southeast Toyota at 1-800-301-6859.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 18E091000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    Failure of a brake hose will reduce braking performance and increase the risk of a crash.
    Remedy:
    Toyota will notify all known owners of the Scion xB and Scion tC vehicles upon which an involved optional TRD Brake Kit could have been installed. If the vehicle is equipped with one of the TRD brake kits, it will be replaced with a standard equipment brake kit, free of charge. The recall began November 16, 2018. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-888-270-9371. Toyota's number for this recall is J0U.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

Data sourced from NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. Snapshot date: 2026-08-22.

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