Scion tC MPG by year — every rating on record

The Scion tC has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 12 model years, from 2005 to 2016. Across those years its best rated version returned 26 mpg (2014) and its thirstiest returned 22 mpg (2005). The EPA record holds 24 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact Cars.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Scion tC placed highest in 2005 at #9 of 29, and lowest in 2016 at #66 of 108. It spent 7 of its 12 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 24 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 3 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What tC fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2016 Scion tC burns 442 to 442 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 2016 model year is $2,400 to $2,400 a year in fuel, or $750 more than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 26 mpg the Scion tC is 2 mpg better the median, which is worth about $129 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Subcompact Cars rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Scion nameplates

Every Scion model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.