2012 Toyota Fj Cruiser: Reliability Data

49
Total Complaints
6,850mi
Median Mileage
Steering
Top Issue
0
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

350 25th Percentile
6,850 Median Mileage
34,750 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Steering
9
Body
9
Unknown Or Other
8
Seat Belts
5
Suspension
5
Wheels
3
Seats
2
Engine And Engine Cooling
1
Service Brakes
1
Structure
1

Severity Assessment

0
Crashes
3
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE SHIMMY BETWEEN 60MPH AND 70MPH. TIRE BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT WERE PERFORMED BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE NEW (4 MILES). *KB"
"VEHICLE SHIMMY BETWEEN 60MPH AND 70MPH. TIRE BALANCE AND ALIGNMENT WERE PERFORMED BUT THIS DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DOING THIS SINCE NEW (4 MILES). *KB"
"STEERING WHEEL BEGINS SHAKES AT SPEEDS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. HAVE BALANCED, ROAD BALANCED TIRES AND STILL THE STEERING WHEEL SHAKES, AT THIS SPEED I AM CONCERNED THERE IS SOMETHING WITH THE SUSPENSION/TIRES THAT MAY CAUSE A CRASH IN THE FUTURE. *TR"

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

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Steering 9 complaints
25th: 300 mi Median: 2,250 mi 75th: 6,700 mi
Body 9 complaints
25th: 107 mi Median: 40,065 mi 75th: 85,000 mi
Seat Belts 5 complaints
25th: 43,750 mi Median: 57,000 mi 75th: 85,500 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 9 TX: 5 AZ: 4 VA: 4 NY: 3 NJ: 3 OH: 2 PA: 2 NC: 2 IN: 2

Toyota Fj Cruiser — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200778321
20081637
2010903
2011372
2013311
2014371

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