Scion Fr-S

Owners filed 201 complaints across 4 model years of the Scion Fr-S. The 2013 drew the most (179); the 2016 the fewest (3).

Model years4

Complaints201

Recalls12

Fires4

Deaths0

Every Scion Fr-S model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2016	3	3	—	—	Fuel/Propulsion System	Routine
2015	14	3	1	1	Engine	Routine
2014	5	2	—	—	Engine	Routine
2013	179	4	3	3	Engine	Routine

Which Scion Fr-S years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2013 is the weakest year on record, with 179 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 4 recalls.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.