Overview & Reviews

The 2005 tC coupe is the latest addition to Toyota's innovative Scion division.

• High quality all around, unexpected safety and luxury features, tight handling, spacious cabin, bargain price.

• A couple of odd design elements, drab interior color.

User Reviews:

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  Scion TCs rear handle hatch molding broke - 2005 Scion TC
  By sciontc05 - January 24 - 11:56 am

  Our 05 Toyota Scion TCs rear handle hatch molding broke of a few years ago, shortly after the hydraulic shocks went out that hold the hatch (after 3 years/20,000mile). The dealer wanted $800 to replace them but suggested we buy after market, which we did but the after markets aren’t hydraulic so the hatch needs more strength to open/lift. Consequently, the trunk handle broke off and trunk release just hangs there. We keep taping it over and over with packing tape but now we have all this layers of ghetto tape. We have noticed a lot of taped Scion tcs and xbs on the road! We’d like to sell the car but would have to invest over $1500 to make it right. Scion won’t take responsibility for the cheap inferior design and plastic parts. We have spoke to them on the phone many times but they wont help us. We will NEVER buy another Toyota! We found a Facebook PAGE with helpful info and class action suit. [HTML removed]

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  not too happy with Toyota/Scion - 2005 Scion TC
  By AndrewS. - August 31 - 6:36 pm

  I have had this car for over 3 years; I have grown to HATE it. It is so small. It is so cheap, you really do get what you pay for when it comes to Scion. The car makes noise, hit a bump and you will hear the car make noise for the rest of your life, it creeks and rattles over every bump. The front bumper scrapes on EVERYTHING. The sunroof whistles, the rear hatch does not stay up, a/c condensation leaked into the radio - I now have no radio/speakers, mpg should be better, tires (no matter what brand) slide/slip in rain/snow and need replacing fast, brakes don’t last the same of other cars. Poorly built car, very disappointing coming from Toyota.

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  This car sucks - 2005 Scion TC
  By Jeff Howard - September 1 - 10:00 am

  Very Noisy. Not well built. Im Gonna sell mine.

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  Should I drive it? - 2005 Scion TC
  By Judy Cox - March 11 - 10:26 am

  I just bought a silver 2005 Scion tC with 20,000 miles. I took it in the first week for bubbles on the dash and new carpet. The curb turning to the right is blinded. Backing up is blinded in the rain with no rear wiper. The front cup holders are hard to get to. The doors are too large for compact parking. The window ledge is too high for arm resting. The dashboard reflects way too much light inside. The air conditioning is not nearly cold enough. The trunk is hard to pull down while holding other items. There is no outside trunk latch. It takes two hands to turn the steering wheel. The seat belt is hard to reach. It has lots of road vibration. It scratches and dents easily. My head and foot hit getting in and out.

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  JUNK JUNK JUNK! - 2005 Scion TC
  By andsantucci - September 2 - 5:44 pm

  Lets see here, Ive owned the car since 2007 and Ive had nothing but a hard time. Scion is of no help either. They can only say they have made a note but have no pending open recalls or other complaints about the car. I have no working radio, a sunroof that squeals, breaks that pop and make noises, a front bumper that looks like it is holding on by floss, the rear hatch plastic is about to break off (Ive seen other Scions with tape holding up the part), over all Ive found the car to be sub-par with what Toyota has made in the past.