2010 Toyota Fj Cruiser: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 90 complaints
90
Total Complaints
25,600mi
Median Mileage
STEERING
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

3,040 25th Percentile
25,600 Median Mileage
70,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

STEERING
13
WHEELS
11
STRUCTURE:BODY
9
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
8
SUSPENSION
7
SERVICE BRAKES
6
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
5
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
5
AIR BAGS
4
SEAT BELTS
4

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK (THE AUTO KEPT GOING WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED) UNTIL I LET OFF THE PEDAL AND PUSHED THEM AGAIN. I PASSED OVER A MANHOLE COVER AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING SO FAR, BUT IT SCARED THE '!@#$%OUT OF ME. AS THERE WAS A CAR STOPPED..."
"ABS BRAKES RELEASE IF ONE WHEEL LOCKS. WENT INTO THE INTERSECTION WITHOUT BRAKES 2X. *TR"
"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 TOYOTA FJ CRUISER. WHENEVER THE CONTACT ATTEMPTS TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN MOTION THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY BEGIN TO HESITATE AND THE ENGINE WILL BEGIN TO MAKE A LOUD SURGING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28