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What 3 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Toyota Scion Tc

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (3)Crash / fire / injury (1)Airbags (1)Engine (1)Visibility & wipers (1)

1 of 3 complaints match · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Jun 3, 2014AirbagsCrash1 injury

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 TOYOTA SCION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A BUMP TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD AND OTHER INTERNAL INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE RESIDENCE WITH CAUTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

NHTSA ODI 10595723

Working with the data? Download all 3 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 26, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Toyota Scion Tc verdict →