How Reliable is the Toyota FJ Cruiser?

Front 3/4 view of a Toyota FJ Cruiser

The FJ Cruiser ranks 28th in reliability out of 38 Toyota models. Its overall PainRank™ of 18.89 is based on relative complaint analysis from 96 owner complaints sent to CarComplaints.com over 8 model years.

The 2 Most Common FJ Cruiser Problems

We've pulled together a list of the most widespread problems that FJ Cruiser owners have to deal with.

Musty and Moldy A/C

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Rodents Chew Wires

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What FJ Cruiser Owners Complain About

Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.

Worst Issues

Worst Topics

Worst Years

Full Lists on CarComplaints.com

FJ Cruiser Generations

Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The FJ Cruiser has 1 generation available in North American markets.

By the Numbers

  1. 96 complaints

    Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.

  2. 195 service bulletins

    Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.

  3. 19 recall campaigns

    Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.

Timeline of Recent FJ Cruiser News

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