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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
JF1ZNAA18D2••••••2013 Scion FR-S
That is about average for the 2013 Scion FR-S — 6 complaints per build across 26 builds.
5on this build
160on the model
26builds in total
Most reportedEngine 5
What owners of this build wrote
EngineJun 2020
2013 scion fr-s had a valve spring recall. While driving, as soon as I approached a stop sign the engine stalled. Soon as I re-ignited the engine I heard a loud knocking sound. My vehicle was only going 10-15 mph with the sound of the engine getting louder. This event occurred a…
EngineMar 2020
There is a knocking sound coming from the engine. Car will show all lights on dash board and stop receiving rpms, when you press the gas the car does not move. Car stalled out in middle of highway twice in one day
EngineNov 2019
I took it in for the valve spring recall. I drove it for 8000 miles/9 months later. Car started knocking and stalled. Engine had a oil galley that got clogged, which cause oil starvation. Car ended up needing a new engine, dealership refused to cover the cost of the replacement.…
EngineApr 2019
Had the recall j02 done on my 2013 scion frs at 37,739 miles on the car and 1,000 miles later the car has a motor that has a bad rod due to oil not getting through. I have never had problems with this car until after the motor was worked on by the toyota dealership. Now they…
EngineFeb 2019
Takata recall, I was driving my vehicle and I heard a noise and then it stalled out completely on interstate 20. I barely made it off the busy interstate with just using the speed I had built up. I had it towed. I told toyota stonecrest about it and they refused to do the recall…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN JF1ZNAA18D2719146 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.