Scion TC vs Ford Bronco

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Scion TC	Ford Bronco
Complaints on file	874	2,163
Model years covered	2005–2016	1967–2026
Worst model year	2005	2022
Best model year	2011	1993
Crashes reported	174	103
Fires reported	24	200
Injuries reported	131	57
Deaths reported	15	19
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Electrical System
Share of complaints involving harm	39.4%	17.5%

Scion TC by year

203 196 140 109 77 24 35 12 12 33 27 6

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 150 17.2%

Engine & Cooling 122 14.0%

Body & Structure 119 13.6%

Airbags 88 10.1%

Brakes 58 6.6%

Other & Unspecified 58 6.6%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 43 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 31 3.5%

Ford Bronco by year

2 1 1 2 2 1 4 11 24 43 61 68 118 77 37 56 45 114 131 109 1 2 5 303 496 261 109 72 7

67 69 77 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 21 22 23 24 25 26

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 307 14.2%

Brakes 279 12.9%

Engine & Cooling 236 10.9%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 222 10.3%

Fuel & Propulsion 153 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 139 6.4%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 125 5.8%

Other & Unspecified 123 5.7%