Toyota FJ Cruiser vs Mazda MAZDA6

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	Toyota FJ Cruiser	Mazda MAZDA6
Complaints on file	1,219	2,937
Model years covered	2006–2014	2002–2021
Worst model year	2007	2014
Best model year	2009	2021
Crashes reported	35	191
Fires reported	16	37
Injuries reported	16	112
Deaths reported	0	2
Most complained-about part	Body & Structure	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	5.5%	11.6%

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%

Mazda MAZDA6 by year

40 245 197 180 207 184 121 529 318 186 128 34 196 78 111 77 78 6 3 19

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

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

What breaks

Airbags 638 21.7%

Body & Structure 298 10.1%

Engine & Cooling 235 8.0%

Electrical System 231 7.9%

Suspension 225 7.7%

Other & Unspecified 223 7.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 202 6.9%

Brakes 155 5.3%