Toyota FJ Cruiser - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Toyota FJ Cruiser owners have reported a total of 1,204 problems for their cars built in the 9 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Toyota FJ Cruiser. The 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser cars have the most problems reported (782 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Toyota FJ Cruiser

Model Year	Number of Problems
2014 FJ Cruiser	36
2013 FJ Cruiser	35
2012 FJ Cruiser	47
2011 FJ Cruiser	37
2010 FJ Cruiser	89
2009 FJ Cruiser	13
2008 FJ Cruiser	164
2007 FJ Cruiser	782
2006 FJ Cruiser	1

🔍 Common problems of Toyota FJ Cruiser

The following chart shows the 24 most common problems for Toyota FJ Cruiser cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's structure (328 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's service brakes, hydraulic (140 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Toyota FJ Cruiser

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Structure	328
Service Brakes	140
Suspension	123
Equipment	116
Visibility	91
Power Train	64
Steering	62
Seat Belt	48
Other Fuel System	40
Vehicle Speed Control	32

Wheel	31
Electrical System	28
Air Bag	21
Engine And Engine Cooling	18
Tire	18
Gasoline Fuel System	10
Unknown Or Other	10
Traction Control System	7
Seats	7
Electronic Stability Control	4
Exterior Lighting	2
Air Brake	2
Latches/locks/linkage	1
Chest Clip, Buckle, Harness	1

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Toyota FJ Cruiser of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across FJ Cruiser model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Toyota FJ Cruiser model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across FJ Cruiser Model Years

FJ Cruiser Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2014	36	17,726	12	0.17
2013	35	12,066	13	0.22
2012	47	14,852	14	0.23
2011	37	11,018	15	0.22
2010	89	19,395	16	0.29
2009	13	3,185	17	0.24
2008	164	41,931	18	0.22
2007	782	109,176	19	0.38

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Toyota FJ Cruiser is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2014 FJ Cruiser	7
2013 FJ Cruiser	7
2012 FJ Cruiser	12
2011 FJ Cruiser	10
2010 FJ Cruiser	27
2009 FJ Cruiser	5
2008 FJ Cruiser	15
2007 FJ Cruiser	111

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