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2013 Scion FR-S engine problems

146 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2013 Scion FR-S, which is 70% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
146 70% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
75,000 miles 123 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 2
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2013 Scion FR-S Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 75,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 9 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 11 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 24 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 24 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 30 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 12 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 10 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 75,000 miles
Based on 123 complaints that include mileage. 36% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles9
20k to 40k miles11
40k to 60k miles24
60k to 80k miles24
80k to 100k miles30
100k to 120k miles12
120k to 140k miles10
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 123 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 75,000 miles, and 36% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 fires.

What owners wrote

I took my car in for j02 engine valve spring safety recall on jan 29th, 2019 at a toyota dealership. Took them a couple days, but when they finished, they said the car was good as new and I could drive it normally. 2 weeks of daily commute to work with no issues, then on feb 17, 2019, I was driving up highway 1 for a couple hours, as I came around a turn, I was going about 25MPH, I tapped the brake to slow down as the road was sloping downhill with two hair pin turns up ahead.

Reported at 70,000 miles, February 2019 Fire

One year after required j02 recall, I spun a rod bearing on cylinder 4. Car is well maintained and the oil level was full at time of failure. I was traveling at 70 miles per hour on the highway and the engine began to knock and died shortly after. Car stalled and would not restart, I had to coast to the shoulder and get towed. Toyota dealership that performed the recall is denying it had anything to do with the warranty and is requiring that I use an aftermarket warranty to get a used engine form another car.

Reported at 88,600 miles, October 2020

Other problems reported for the 2013 Scion FR-S

Engine problems in other years

  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013

Engine problems across all Scion models