The 2009 Toyota FJ Cruiser seems to be the most reliable based on user complaints, with the 2012 – 2014 models also doing well.
The Toyota FJ Cruiser has an interesting place in the lineage of the company’s SUVs. It appeared for the 2007 model year and became a hot commodity, with a retro look that made it unlike most other vehicles on the road at the time. However, that hot status cooled off incredibly quickly as sales declined rapidly and led to Toyota discontinuing the FJ Cruiser after 2014. Despite its flash in the pan existence, there are still plenty of reasons as to why someone would want to get themselves a used FJ Cruiser nowadays — whether for daily use or because the FJ Cruiser has become something of a cult classic
Even within its short production run, certain model years hold up a lot better than others. Toyota has long been renowned for its reliable vehicles, but not every model year is perfect. The 2007 FJ Cruiser, for example, has accrued hundreds of driver complaints made to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over the years, making the proposition of getting one of these used rather dicey. However, other model years only have a few dozen complaints levied against them. The 2009 FJ Cruiser, for example, has fewer than 10 complaints. Let’s look at the most reliable model years for the Toyota FJ Cruiser, based on the number of user reports listed on the NHTSA website and CarComplaints.The 2009 Toyota FJ Cruiser is a reliable early model
The Toyota FJ Cruiser’s reliability at the very beginning was not all that great, but Toyota was able to quickly turn things around in that department.
