FaultScore

Scion IQ problems

Owners have filed 35 complaints about the Scion IQ with NHTSA across model years 2012 to 2015. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.

Every Scion IQ year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

12 13 14 15
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2015 1 1 0 Airbags
2014 3 3 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
2013 8 4 0 13,004 Engine & Cooling
2012 23 4 0 43,000 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Scion IQ

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Engine & Cooling 9 25.7%

Worst in 2013

Body & Structure 7 20.0%

Worst in 2012

Airbags 6 17.1%

Worst in 2012

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 8.6%

Worst in 2012

Other & Unspecified 3 8.6%

Worst in 2012

Transmission & Drivetrain 2 5.7%

Worst in 2012

Steering 2 5.7%

Worst in 2012

Brakes 1 2.9%

Worst in 2014

Lights 1 2.9%

Worst in 2012

Seat Belts 1 2.9%

Worst in 2012

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Scion IQ, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Oct 2012 peak 4 Oct 2023

Compare the Scion IQ

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.