Used 2015 Scion iQ Consumer Reviews
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We have a limited number of reviews for the 2015 iQ, so we've included reviews for other years of the iQ since its last redesign.
Long term owner
SoyBombPDX, 04/24/2021
2012 Scion iQ 2dr Hatchback (1.3L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
My 2012 Scion iQ is by far my favorite car I've owned. For perspective, I've owned or shared with my partner the following manufacturers: Toyota, Buick, Ford, Mazda, and Subaru. This car isn't for everyone, but if you live in the city where parking is a premium, want cheap, reliable transportation and enjoy thoughtful design...this mini is for you. Take this vehicle for what it is, a 2-person mini made for the city. While it has 4 seats, it really is a 2 seater that can accommodate a second passenger in a pinch. This leads me to my point on thoughtful design, this vehicle was designed for the driver and front passenger. Scion's design team did a great job making a mini feel like a normal car for the driver and front passenger. It's as wide as a normal car, you almost forget that it's so small. It has a great stock sound system and the CVT doesn't feel elastic, at least not to me and this is my first CVT. I'm a big believer that you should love your car only as much as it's reliable. And this vehicle has cost me the least to operate. It's not a 40 mpg sipper, but it's frugal enough. I take it in for oil changes regularly and have changed the battery and tires...that's it. It's never been in for anything else. Zero, zilch. It's coming up on it's 10th birthday and operates like it's brand new, I plan to celebrate by giving it some love and getting it detailed. Given it's track record, as long as there are parts available, I'm confident it will go for another 10 years. When was the last time you could say that about a vehicle you owned?
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The Scion IQ the best used car for the money
MrTom, 01/02/2018
updated 07/02/2021
2014 Scion iQ 2dr Hatchback (1.3L 4cyl CVT)
5 of 6 people found this review helpful
This is the best car for around town shopping. Great value and of course it's a Toyota product. At 40 mpg on a bad day and can be purchase with low miles for cheap this is the best used car buy around. I love mine and we drive it everywhere around the Dallas Fort Worth. I've had this car now for 2 years. Runs llike a Toyota , just change the oil and keep on driving. I'm thinking of adding a second one to the garage.
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2015 Scion iQ for sale near you
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- Base 2dr HatchbackMSRP: $7,500660 mi away
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KG, 07/27/2018
2014 Scion iQ 2dr Hatchback (1.3L 4cyl CVT)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
I love this little guy! I was on the fence for about a year before I bought a used one. I was not sure if the tiny car would be able to handle itself in Dallas where the big cars all go to live. This thing is zippy and extremely easy to park in the dwarf size parking spaces downtown. I am a tad hesitant to take it on the major freeways but have done it, just more of a side street gal! If you are wanting a cute little two seater with excellent visibility and easy maneuvering, you cant go wrong with the reliability of a scion. I did also consider the Smart cars but they get pretty bad reliability reviews.
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It's not for everybody and that's a good thing.
David Minnrsota, 09/08/2019
2012 Scion iQ 2dr Hatchback (1.3L 4cyl CVT)
10 of 14 people found this review helpful
Cons.....sensitive steering and choppy ride (super short wheelbase) cannot haul giant egos or toxic masculinity. Pros...Mileage...High safety rating...parking...cabin room....ease of maintenance...reliability (Toyota)....turning radius of a skid-steer. More...I owned a Smart for a few years and enjoyed it but the IQ is a better car in every way. The biggest downfalls with the Smart is an owner has to bring it to a dealer to have simple repairs and maintenance done. The engine compartment is a tuna can. The transmission was quirky and the engine required premium fuel with anemic performance. More. Right now I believe the IQ to be the best buy on the used car market. Americans have been massaged to waste money on vehicles that make automobile companies the greatest profit. (Trucks)
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I can't stop smiling"
883, 05/10/2012
2012 Scion iQ 2dr Hatchback (1.3L 4cyl CVT)
10 of 15 people found this review helpful
"I can't stop smiling since I've had it" was my response when a lady who practically ran across the parking lot asked how I liked it. I've had others taking pictures of it on their phones, people missing their "green light" at intersections because they were staring at it, another fella in a cammed up Corvette laugh with me when I motioned that I'd race him off the light. I never would have thought that this little commuter car would be such a blast to drive. It's smooth, quiet, roomy, solid and quick off the light. I drive alone, so I folded the back seats down, bought the cargo carpet and use it as a hatchback.