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What 14 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Scion Fr-s

These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.

All (14)Crash / fire / injury (2)Engine (5)Brakes (2)Steering (2)Transmission & drivetrain (2)Airbags (1)Body & structure (1)Electrical system (1)Seat belts (1)Suspension (1)

2 of 14 complaints match · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters

Apr 23, 2016AirbagsBrakesCrash

BRAKE FAILURE ABS NOT FUNCTION

NHTSA ODI 10861065

Mar 14, 2016Fire

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR BROKE DOWN. I ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE FLAMES ARE THE ENGINE.

NHTSA ODI 10849620

Working with the data? Download all 14 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 28, 2026

How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2015 Scion Fr-s verdict →