The Used Car Index

2014 Scion TC problems

NHTSA lists 20 complaints for the 2014 Scion TC, 6 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 3 complaints mention an injury, with 3 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-08.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as SCION TC.

At a glance

Complaints
20
With crash
6
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
3
Injuries
3
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
87

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
SERVICE BRAKES840.0%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER840.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM420.0%
AIR BAGS315.0%
STEERING210.0%
SUSPENSION210.0%
WHEELS210.0%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)15.0%
STRUCTURE15.0%
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM15.0%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
ELECTRICAL SYSTEMWIRING1
STRUCTUREBODY1
VISIBILITYSUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags

These labels are model-generated, not NHTSA data.

Failure modes
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
loss of control630.0%0.91
mechanical failure630.0%0.85
restraint or airbag315.0%0.91
electrical electronic210.0%0.88
fluid or fuel leak15.0%0.54
noise or comfort15.0%0.45
unclear15.0%1.00
Severities
LabelCountShare of taggedMean confidence
moderate945.0%0.90
high630.0%1.00
low420.0%0.75
none15.0%0.83

Model: typesafe/jev-1.13-20260917; schema version: tag-v1. 20 tagged complaints of 20 complaints (100.0%).

Confidence is the model's own probability for the label it chose (0 to 1), not accuracy.

Model-generated labels on tagged complaints only. Model years 2013 and newer are tagged in full; 2012 in part (see tagged_share); earlier model years have no tags. NHTSA's own flags remain separate in the complaints block.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

87 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT43
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM10
ENGINE9
POWER TRAIN9
VISIBILITY8
STRUCTURE4
TIRES4
AIR BAGS2

10185779

Date: 2020-12-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: VISIBILITY.

TT: HVAC drain tube is found to be blocked/clogged.

10178780

Date: 2020-07-15. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

DL: Toyota plans to send Safety Recall Follow-Up Notices for the above referenced campaigns to remind owners whose vehicles have not yet had campaign repairs completed.

10170191

Date: 2019-12-20. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

TSB: OBSOLETE NOTICE December 20, 2019: This bulletin is no longer applicable and is now obsolete.

10152156

Date: 2017-08-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

TSB: REVISION NOTICE August 23, 2017 Rev1: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2015 model year xB vehicles, 2015 ? 2016 model year tC vehicles, and 2016 model year iM vehicles. ? The Parts Information section has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarde

10132900

Date: 2016-11-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

TSB: REVISION NOTICE November 10, 2016 Rev1: ? Applicability has been updated to include 2015 model year xB vehicles, 2016 model year iM vehicles, and 2015 ? 2016 tC vehicles. ? The Parts Information section has been updated. Any previous printed versions of this bulletin should be discarded. S

10111145

Date: 2015-06-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

SSB: While a vehicle is in inventory, the battery is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life. Batteries can become discharged due to an extended storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, or while demonstrating vehicle features and benefits in the sales process. Battery ins

10111295

Date: 2015-06-29. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

SSB: While a vehicle is in inventory, the battery is subject to conditions that can reduce its performance and life. Batteries can become discharged due to an extended storage period, temperature, parasitic drain, or while demonstrating vehicle features and benefits in the sales process. Battery ins

10111157

Date: 2015-06-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT.

TT: iPhone text messages do not appear on multi media display.

10111307

Date: 2015-06-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

TT: iPhone text messages do not appear on multi media display.

10134472

Date: 2015-05-26. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

SB: Flash reprogramming allows the ECU software to be updated without replacing the ECU. Flash calibration updates for specific vehicle models/ECUs are released as field-fix procedures described in individual Service Bulletins. This bulletin details the Techstream ECU flash reprogramming process and

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
TC20

Same model, other years

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Other Scion models, 2014

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