"How reliable is the 2007 Scion Tc?"

"Based on 140 NHTSA complaints, the 2007 Scion Tc has a median complaint mileage of 65286 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2007 Scion Tc?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2007 Scion Tc is ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 140 total complaints filed."

2007 Scion Tc: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 140 complaints

140

Total Complaints

65,286mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

31,000 25th Percentile

65,286 Median Mileage

97,804 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

STRUCTURE:BODY

VISIBILITY

AIR BAGS

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

SEAT BELTS

STRUCTURE

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"THE 2005 AND 2006 SCION TC WERE RECALLED FOR A DEFECT IN THE WIND DEFLECTOR WHERE A PIECE OF DEBRIS HIT THE WIND DEFLECTOR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND IT WOULD SHATTER. I JUST BOUGHT A 2007 SCION TC LAST TUESDAY AND IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND I DID NOT EVEN SEE ANYTHING HIT MY..."

"WENT TO OPEN DRIVER SIDE DOOR WHEN I HEARD A POPPING SOUND. TURNED TO SEE THE HATCHBACK GLASS CRACK AND SPIDER WITH A COLLAPSE IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDOW. TEMPERATURE WAS 57 DEGREES AT 7 PM. DEFROST, A/C AND HEATING WERE NOT BEING USED AT THE TIME. NO PROJECTILES OR BULLETS WERE FOUND INSIDE CAR. C..."

"WHILE DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 2007 SCION TC MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG "OFF" LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON. *JB"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28