MODELYEARINDEX

Toyota FJ Cruiser

109 complaints across 5 scored model years and 17 recall campaigns.

Which years to avoid

Ownership label · Toyota FJ Cruiser Full report
F
Grade 2010–2014
2010 vs model median 2.4×
Model median3× median
Brakes 13
Steering 9
Tires & Wheels 9
Avoid

2010

Best

2013 · 2014

Year by year

Severity-weighted complaints filed in each model year’s first 60 months on the road, so every year is measured over an identical window.

Year Complaint volume vs median Reports Grade
2010
2.39× 45 F
2011
1.07× 22 C
2012
1.00× 19 C
2013
0.46× 10 B
2014
0.80× 13 C

What it costs to run

EPA figures for the most recent model year on record.

Combined MPG18
City / Highway16 / 20
Engine4L, 6 cyl
DriveRear-Wheel Drive
Annual fuel cost$3,400

Recalls

17 campaigns on record.

Campaign Component Model years Units affected
20V012000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP 2014 1,830,752
10V035000 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 2010 271,417
13V098000 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE 2010–2013 209,000
13V163000 EXTERIOR LIGHTING 2010–2013 208,000
12E046000 EQUIPMENT 2010–2012 200,000
10V036000 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 2010 153,418
11V148000 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS 2010, 2011 22,000
14V475000 EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS 2010–2014 20,000

+ 9 further campaigns

Others in Midsize SUVs

Same body and size class. Each grade describes that model against its own history — these are not ranked against each other.

Model Years to avoid Grade
Acura MDX
20162020
C
Audi Q7
20172021
C
Audi Q8
2019
C
BMW X5
20112021
D
BMW X6
none flagged
C
Chevrolet Traverse
20102011
C
Dodge Durango
20112012
C
Dodge Journey
20142015
C

How this was calculated

Every model year is scored over an identical window: complaints filed with NHTSA during the first 60 months after that model year went on sale. Without this, older cars look worse purely because they have had longer to accumulate reports.

Limitations. Complaints are unverified reports submitted voluntarily by owners; they are allegations, not findings, and reporting rates vary between models. Model years with fewer than 60 months on the road are marked provisional and excluded from verdicts. Cross-model comparison is withheld pending production-volume data.

Full methodology · Sources · Data vintage August 9, 2026

Working 2010 FJ Cruiser
Complaints in window
45
Severity-weighted
52.5
Model median (weighted)
22
vs model median
2.39×
Recall campaigns (weighted)
12
Open investigations
0
Score 25.3 F