Scion iQ Wheels and Rims

Scion iQ Aftermarket Wheel Fitment

The Scion iQ is the ultra-compact city car Scion sold in the US market from 2012 through 2015. It is the US badge of the Toyota iQ that ran in Japan and Europe on a dedicated single-generation platform. The car ran one bolt pattern across the entire US production run: 4x100 with a 54.1mm hub bore, M12x1.5 lug studs, and four lug per corner. The iQ stays front-wheel-drive, runs matched front and rear wheel size, and lives in a tight diameter window (16-17 inch) because the car itself is small. Element Wheels measures the iQ directly to keep the aftermarket fitment box honest for a city car where ride quality and brake clearance both matter.

Find Your Scion iQ

The Scion iQ ran one generation in the US (2012-2015). Pick your year below to see wheels and rims that fit.

The Scion iQ Bolt Pattern

The Scion iQ runs 4x100 with a 54.1mm hub bore. That is the same compact Toyota fitment used on the Scion xA (2004-2007), the 1st generation Scion xB (2004-2007), the Scion iA (2016), and the Toyota Yaris of the same era, so cross-shopping inside the small-Toyota family is straightforward. Lug count is four per corner, the bolt circle diameter is 100mm, and the lug studs are M12x1.5. There is one bolt pattern across the entire US iQ production run. No generation break to worry about, no year-cutoff fitment change.

Worth flagging clearly: 4x100 is a small-car compact pattern. Some shoppers see "100mm" and assume it crosses to 4x108 or 4x114.3 because the numbers look close. They do not. The bolt circle diameter is the actual measurement between the lugs and a difference of a few millimeters means the wheel will not mount on the car. Confirm 4x100 specifically before buying. Compare across the rest of the Scion lineup at our Scion wheels and rims hub.

Why the iQ Has a Tight Aftermarket Window

The Scion iQ is built on Toyota's iQ-specific ultra-compact platform. The car is smaller than a Yaris and shorter end-to-end than most city cars on the road. That short wheelbase and narrow track keep the wheel and tire envelope tight in three places at once: the fender clearance is shallow, the brake clearance is sized for a small front rotor, and the turning clearance to the inner wheel well is limited by the front-drive steering geometry. The factory wheel size was 16 inch with an upgrade to 16 inch on premium trim, and our measured aftermarket window tops at 17 inch for the same reason. Beyond 17 inch the tire sidewall gets too thin for daily-driver ride quality on a car this short.

The iQ stays front-wheel-drive across the entire 2012-2015 run with matched front-rear brake hardware. There is no all-wheel-drive variant in the US, no staggered fitment from the factory, and no trim-specific big-brake package to plan around. Element catalog rows for the iQ are square front-to-rear by design.

Every wheel we recommend is backed by our Fitment Guarantee. If a wheel does not fit, we pick up the wheels and refund 100 percent. No risk to you.

How We Confirm Fitment on Scion iQ Wheels

Element Wheels measures fitment on the platforms we sell wheels for, including the iQ. For the iQ that means clearance from the wheel to the fender, gap between the back of the wheel and the front suspension, brake caliper height, hub bore confirmation at 54.1mm, and turning clearance with the wheel and tire installed (the tightest constraint on a car this short). At our fitment facility in Chandler, Arizona, the Element Wheels team measures directly on the physical platforms we support. We do not pull specs from manufacturer sheets the way most retailers do. That measurement work is what produced the 16-17 inch diameter window and the 6-7 inch width range that keep an iQ build from running into the fender or the brake caliper.

Scion iQ Wheels and Rims FAQ

Get Scion iQ Wheels Right the First Time

Pick your iQ above to see wheels and rims that fit. We measure on the iQ directly, confirm 4x100 and 54.1mm on every listing, and keep the aftermarket window honest about ride quality and brake clearance on a car this short. Find your fit and start enjoying your build sooner.