2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser: owner complaints and recalls

Owners have filed 39 complaints about the 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser and NHTSA has issued 5 recall campaigns. The most-reported system is structure, named in 10 of them.

39
Complaints
5
Recalls
0
Crash reports
1
Fire reports
0
Injuries
15.4
Severity index

Severity index 15.4 - Low. It weights crashes, fires, injuries and fatalities per 100 complaints, so a vehicle attracting serious reports scores above one attracting many trivial ones (how this is calculated).

Middle half of all tracked vehiclesThis vehicle: 15.4p25 35p75 96cleanestworst
Where the 2012 Toyota FJ Cruiser sits against the quartiles of every vehicle we track.

What actually fails

StructureStructure: 10 complaints (25.6%)10 26%SteeringSteering: 9 complaints (23.1%)9 23%Unknown Or OtherUnknown Or Other: 8 complaints (20.5%)8 21%Seat BeltsSeat Belts: 5 complaints (12.8%)5 13%SuspensionSuspension: 5 complaints (12.8%)5 13%WheelsWheels: 3 complaints (7.7%)3 8%SeatsSeats: 2 complaints (5.1%)2 5%Electrical SystemElectrical System: 1 complaints (2.6%)1 3%
Systems named in complaints. One complaint can name several, so shares overlap.
ComponentComplaintsShare of complaints citing it
STRUCTURE1025.6%
STEERING923.1%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER820.5%
SEAT BELTS512.8%
SUSPENSION512.8%
WHEELS37.7%
SEATS25.1%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM12.6%

Complaints filed per year

0472011: 12012: 42013: 72014: 32015: 12017: 22018: 22019: 22020: 42021: 42022: 42023: 22024: 22025: 111121371415171819202122232425
Complaints filed per calendar year, not model year. The hatched bar is the current year and is still incomplete.
YearComplaints
20111
20124
20137
20143
20151
20172
20182
20192
20204
20214
20224
20232
20242
20251
Complaint volume is declining, consistent with a defect that was addressed by recall or that affected early builds.

Recall campaigns

CampaignReportedComponentSummary
14V47500004/08/2014EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2008-2014 FJ Cruiser and Tacoma vehicles equipped with accessory wheels and tires installed by Toyota or dealers prior to the vehicle's first sale. The affected vehicles may list incorrect spare ti
13V16300025/04/2013EXTERIOR LIGHTINGToyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2007-2013 FJ Cruiser vehicles manufactured January 25, 2006 through February 23, 2013 and equipped with a Toyota Auxiliary Driving Lamp Kits mounted to the front bumper. These lamp assemblies include 55 watt bulbs
13V09800015/03/2013SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGEToyota is recalling certain model year 2007 through 2013 FJ Cruiser passenger vehicles. The retractors for the front driver and passenger seat belts are mounted in the access door (rear door) panels of the vehicle. Due to insufficient strength of the access door panel, cracks m
12E04600017/10/2012EQUIPMENTToyota is recalling certain Toyota Racing Development (TRD) brake kits, P/N PTR09-35070, and TRD High-Performance brake kits, P/N PTR09-35100, installed by Toyota vehicle processing centers and sold by Toyota dealers as an optional accessory for model year 2007 through 2012 Toyot
13V12300009/04/2013EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSSoutheast Toyota is recalling certain model year 2008 and 2010-2013 Toyota Tundra, 2010-2012 Rav4, 2012 Toyota Sequoia, 2010-2011 Toyota Corolla, 2010-2011 Toyota Camry and Camry Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota Highlander and Highlander Hybrid, 2010-2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser, 2011 Toyota L
Source. US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration public complaint and recall APIs (api.nhtsa.gov), retrieved 2026-07-25. Complaints are unverified consumer reports; volume is influenced by how many units were sold and how long the vehicle has been on the road. Not affiliated with NHTSA or any manufacturer.