Worst years for a Toyota FJ Cruiser
Owners have filed 1,219 complaints about the Toyota FJ Cruiser with NHTSA across model years 2006 to 2014. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.
Avoid
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser786 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.
Cleanest on record
2009 Toyota FJ Cruiser15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Toyota FJ Cruiser year, graded
The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | B | 37 | 1 | 0 | 31,110 | Body & Structure |
| 2013 | B | 34 | 1 | 0 | 14,444 | Body & Structure |
| 2012 | B | 50 | 0 | 3 | 6,850 | Body & Structure |
| 2011 | B | 38 | 2 | 0 | 15,000 | Steering |
| 2010 | C | 92 | 3 | 1 | 25,600 | Brakes |
| 2009 | A | 15 | 0 | 0 | 75,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2008 | C | 166 | 7 | 1 | 32,735 | Body & Structure |
| 2007 | D | 786 | 21 | 11 | 65,147 | Body & Structure |
| 2006 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | Brakes |
What breaks on a Toyota FJ Cruiser
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 2007
Worst in 2007
Exactly what failed on a Toyota FJ Cruiser
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Toyota FJ Cruiser, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Toyota FJ Cruiser problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Toyota FJ Cruiser
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.