Scion iA Trailer Hitch Buyer’s Guide (Canada)

Shopping a trailer hitch for a Scion iA in Canada? Start with the door-sticker year, then open the live CURT 11421 Class 1 card. That hitch covers the 2016 Scion iA plus the 2017 through 2018 Toyota Yaris iA rename years. The tube on this shelf is a two inch receiver even though the class stays Class 1, so accessory shopping feels more like a compact crossover than a classic one and one quarter inch coupe hitch. Ratings on the live card sit around two thousand pounds gross trailer weight and two hundred pounds tongue weight. Treat the Scion or Toyota tow limit as the final word.

Built for Canadian Scion iA and Yaris iA owners and shops. Free shipping on CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts when the SKU is live on this store. New to hitch shopping? Start with the buying guide, how to choose a hitch, and hitch for bike rack only. Prefer the full index? Open the towing guides hub.

Watch these CURT videos first

All four videos are from the official CURT YouTube channel (@curtmfg). Use them for class selection, install habits, wiring basics, and ball-mount height before you dig into the iA card below.

If an embed does not load, use the YouTube link under the card.

How to Select a Trailer Hitch

CURT · Hitch class basics

An iA often lands on a Class 1 hitch when the plan is bikes, a small cargo box, or a very light trailer under the door sticker. This shelf uses a two inch receiver tube, so class and tube size are not the same shopping question.

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Trailer Hitch Installation Techniques

CURT · Install habits

Novice install notes on the live 11421 card still mean budget shop time around thirty minutes and recheck hardware after the first salted Canadian trips.

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How to Connect a Trailer Wiring Harness

CURT · Wiring basics

We do not currently stock a dedicated iA four-flat on this shelf. Confirm harness options on the wiring guide and test the plug before you blame the trailer.

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How to Choose a Ball Mount and Trailer Ball

CURT · Ball-mount height

Drop versus rise so a bike rack or light coupler clears an iA bumper once the two inch shank is chosen.

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Which CURT hitch fits your Scion iA

CURT 11421 is the Class 1 hitch for the 2016 Scion iA and the listed 2017 through 2018 Toyota Yaris iA years after the badge change. The live card rates about two thousand pounds gross trailer weight and two hundred pounds tongue weight on a two inch receiver, with novice install difficulty around thirty minutes. That two inch tube is the detail most shoppers miss on first glance. Class 1 tells you the rating family. The tube size tells you which covers, pins, locks, and ball mounts will actually fit.

Regular Toyota Yaris keeps its own buyers guide for the older non-iA years. Scion tC, xB, and iM keep separate shelves too. If your door sticker says Yaris iA for 2017 or 2018, you are still on this 11421 card rather than a generic Yaris hitch from an earlier generation.

Parts-counter notes before you click buy

Topic What we tell shoppers
Door sticker first A hitch is not a blank cheque. Read the Scion or Toyota tow limit, then open hitch versus vehicle tow rating.
Two inch Class 1 This shelf uses a two inch receiver even though the class is Class 1. Match accessories to the tube, not to a one and one quarter inch drawer leftover. See the receiver size guide.
Badge rename 2017 and 2018 Yaris iA years share this hitch card with the 2016 Scion iA. Confirm the live card year list.
Bike rack reality Many iA hitch buyers only want bikes or a small cargo box. Open hitch for bike rack only.
Wiring gap We do not currently stock a dedicated iA four-flat on this shelf. Start with the wiring harness guide and a plug tester before you chase trailer faults.
Install habits Live card notes novice install around thirty minutes. Recheck hardware after the first trips. See hitch bolt torque tips.
Yaris cousins Older non-iA Yaris keeps its own guide on the Yaris hitch buyers guide.
Scion cousins tC, xB, and iM keep separate guides on the towing guides hub.

Year pages we publish for Scion iA

Year jumps we publish for the Scion iA year on this card. Open the lander that matches the model year on your door sticker, then confirm the live hitch card still lists that year.

Year pages we publish for Toyota Yaris iA on the same card

After the badge change, the live 11421 card also lists 2017 through 2018 Toyota Yaris iA. Here are the Yaris iA landers we already publish.

Accessories that match a two inch iA receiver

Keep the two inch tube covered when empty, pin what you insert with a five eighths inch pin, and choose ball mounts with a two inch shank. A one and one quarter inch cover from a different Scion shelf will not finish this tube cleanly.

Related guides worth opening next

Parts-counter summary: match the iA or Yaris iA year to 11421, remember this Class 1 shelf uses a two inch receiver, respect the door sticker under the hitch rating, plan wiring carefully because a dedicated iA harness is not on this shelf today, keep older Yaris and other Scion models on their own guides, and never let hitch tube looks outvote the sticker. Free shipping on live CURT towing gear from Lots of Parts across Canada when the SKU shows available on this store.