Scion tC Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Scion tC's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Scion tC Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2013 | 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 55 | 28.1 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 55 | 28.8 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 55 | 27.8 | ||
| 2013 | 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 55 | 28.2 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 55 | 28.2 | |
| With the 180-horsepower 2.5L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2013 Scion tC fuel economy has been averaging
28.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2013 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 55 miles per hour (about 80 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (20 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2013 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | med | light | 5 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 65 | 33.0 |
| hills | med | none | 5 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 65 | 32.0 | ||
| 2011 | 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | med | light | 5 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 65 | 32.5 |
| Averages | hills | med | light | 5 | 10 | 20 | 65 | 65 | 32.5 | |
| With the 180-horsepower 2.5L I4 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2011 Scion tC has been averaging
32.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 65 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (20 percent), in the city (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2011 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 60 | 29.3 |
| flat | light | hvy | 0 | 2 | 8 | 90 | 60 | 29.7 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 60 | 30.5 | ||
| mtns | light | light | 0 | 2 | 8 | 90 | 60 | 30.6 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 60 | 30.4 | ||
| 2011 | 2dr Hatch 180-horsepower 2.5L I4 6-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 4 | 9 | 87 | 60 | 30.1 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 0 | 4 | 9 | 87 | 60 | 30.1 | |
| With the 180-horsepower 2.5L I4 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2011 Scion tC gas mileage has been averaging
30.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 87 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (9 percent), in the city (4 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2011 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2010 | 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 23 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 65 | 23.6 |
| 2010 | 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | none | 23 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 65 | 23.6 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 23 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 65 | 23.6 | |
| With the 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2010 Scion tC fuel economy has been averaging
23.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2010 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 29 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (24 percent), in the suburbs (24 percent), and in heavy traffic (23 percent). In addition the average 2010 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 20 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 80 | 27.9 |
| flat | lead | light | 0 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 75 | 26.0 | ||
| hills | light | none | 0 | 10 | 15 | 75 | 60 | 28.6 | ||
| hills | light | none | 0 | 5 | 25 | 70 | 60 | 26.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 5 | 25 | 30 | 40 | 60 | 27.5 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 18 | 21 | 56 | 67 | 27.3 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 5 | 18 | 21 | 56 | 67 | 27.3 | |
| With the 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2008 Scion tC has been averaging
27.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 67 miles per hour (about 56 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (21 percent), in the city (18 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2008 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 30 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 70 | 21.9 |
| 2008 | 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 30 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 70 | 21.9 |
| Averages | flat | med | hvy | 30 | 30 | 10 | 30 | 70 | 21.9 | |
| With the 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2008 Scion tC gas mileage has been averaging
21.9 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 30 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (30 percent), in heavy traffic (30 percent), and in the suburbs (10 percent). In addition the average 2008 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2007 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 1 | 5 | 14 | 80 | 70 | 29.1 |
| hills | light | none | 5 | 5 | 50 | 40 | 60 | 31.7 | ||
| hills | lead | light | 70 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 70 | 24.8 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 5 | 10 | 85 | 75 | 31.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 5 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 75 | 31.3 | ||
| 2007 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 16 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 70 | 29.6 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 16 | 9 | 18 | 57 | 70 | 29.6 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2007 Scion tC fuel economy has been averaging
29.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2007 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 57 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (18 percent), in heavy traffic (16 percent), and in the city (9 percent). In addition the average 2007 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2007 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | none | 2 | 8 | 20 | 70 | 65 | 29.0 |
| flat | med | hvy | 10 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 24.0 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 5 | 10 | 10 | 75 | 65 | 26.0 | ||
| hills | med | none | 10 | 10 | 30 | 50 | 60 | 31.0 | ||
| 2007 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 7 | 15 | 23 | 56 | 63 | 27.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 7 | 15 | 23 | 56 | 63 | 27.5 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2007 Scion tC has been averaging
27.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2007 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 63 miles per hour (about 56 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (23 percent), in the city (15 percent), and in heavy traffic (7 percent). In addition the average 2007 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2006 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 31.2 |
| flat | med | hvy | 10 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 80 | 28.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 0 | 14 | 5 | 81 | 65 | 28.7 | ||
| flat | light | none | 50 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 75 | 26.0 | ||
| flat | lead | light | 10 | 10 | 60 | 20 | 75 | 23.6 | ||
| 2006 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | none | 16 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 73 | 27.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 16 | 11 | 21 | 52 | 73 | 27.5 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Scion tC gas mileage has been averaging
27.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 73 miles per hour (about 52 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (21 percent), in heavy traffic (16 percent), and in the city (11 percent). In addition the average 2006 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2006 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | hvy | 40 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 60 | 25.7 |
| flat | med | light | 10 | 15 | 15 | 60 | 70 | 25.0 | ||
| flat | med | light | 10 | 30 | 10 | 50 | 75 | 28.1 | ||
| flat | med | light | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 70 | 25.0 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 2 | 2 | 30 | 66 | 70 | 27.0 | ||
| 2006 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 14 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 69 | 26.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 14 | 15 | 21 | 49 | 69 | 26.2 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2006 Scion tC fuel economy has been averaging
26.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2006 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 49 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (21 percent), in the city (15 percent), and in heavy traffic (14 percent). In addition the average 2006 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | light | light | 10 | 10 | 3 | 77 | 60 | 28.8 |
| flat | lead | hvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 25.0 | ||
| hills | lead | hvy | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 75 | 30.4 | ||
| flat | lead | light | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 80 | 29.0 | ||
| flat | med | none | 6 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 75 | 25.0 | ||
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
flat | med | light | 5 | 6 | 7 | 82 | 74 | 27.6 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 5 | 6 | 7 | 82 | 74 | 27.6 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2005 Scion tC has been averaging
27.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 74 miles per hour (about 82 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (7 percent), in the city (6 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2005 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | light | light | 15 | 15 | 10 | 60 | 65 | 31.2 |
| flat | med | light | 15 | 15 | 10 | 60 | 70 | 28.5 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 13 | 13 | 13 | 63 | 70 | 20.0 | ||
| 2005 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
flat | med | light | 14 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 68 | 26.6 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 14 | 14 | 11 | 61 | 68 | 26.6 | |
| With the 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 engine, 4-speed automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2005 Scion tC gas mileage has been averaging
26.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Scion tCs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (about 61 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (14 percent), in heavy traffic (14 percent), and in the suburbs (11 percent). In addition the average 2005 Scion tC in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Scion tC MPG
| Scion tC Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2009 | 2dr Hatch 161-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Gas saving, takes awhile for the tank to be empty, and good for commuting |
| 2006 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 4-speed automatic FWD |
Perfectly acceptable-to-good fuel economy for 2.4 liters 160 hp engine and 3000 pound car weight. |
| 2006 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
with 163hp, it got relatively decent fuel economy. |
| Scion tC Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2006 | 2dr Hatch 160-horsepower 2.4L I4 5-speed manual FWD |
Sometimes I feel like the car ought to have a sixth gear. |
