Ford F250 vs Toyota FJ Cruiser

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Ford F250	Toyota FJ Cruiser
Complaints on file	492	1,219
Model years covered	1968–1990	2006–2014
Worst model year	—	2007
Best model year	—	2009
Crashes reported	16	35
Fires reported	98	16
Injuries reported	8	16
Deaths reported	1	0
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Body & Structure
Share of complaints involving harm	25%	5.5%

Ford F250 by year

1 1 2 3 3 1 1 2 11 33 42 51 85 127 129

68 70 74 77 78 79 81 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 98 19.9%

Brakes 97 19.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 91 18.5%

Engine & Cooling 42 8.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 41 8.3%

Tires 34 6.9%

Steering 20 4.1%

Body & Structure 18 3.7%

Toyota FJ Cruiser by year

1 786 166 15 92 38 50 34 37

06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Body & Structure 340 27.9%

Brakes 140 11.5%

Suspension 122 10.0%

Other & Unspecified 112 9.2%

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 93 7.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 67 5.5%

Steering 62 5.1%

Seat Belts 52 4.3%