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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2013 Scion FR-S Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
21about this part
Share
12%of 179 total for the year
Median mileage
62,000miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 21 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2013 Scion FR-S, 12% of the 179 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 62,000 miles.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I had recall for the valve spring done on my car about 4-6 k miles and the engine while driving home on a highway at 60 MPH and the engine started making a knocking noise. I drove to dealer ship 6/13/19 as I writing this and the noise has gotten louder sense I have arrived.”

NHTSA complaint #11219736, filed 2019-06, 67,000 miles

“Took my vehicle in for repairs and had the valve spring recall work done at the request of the service rep at the dealership ( rick hendrick toyota of fayetteville ). Came back the next day and drove my frs home without a problem. In the following days I noticed it was taking longer for the car to start, and was throwing the cel on a particularly hot day as well. I disregarded it and continued driving my car lightly around post. …”

NHTSA complaint #11208874, filed 2019-05, 63,300 miles

“I had the j02 valve spring recall done and 2 weeks and roughly 80 miles later my engune developed a knocking noise and started losing power the dealership that performed the recall denied responsibility even after finding fipg sealent in my oil pickup”

NHTSA complaint #11193172, filed 2019-04, 87,500 miles

“Toyota advised based on a freeze frame of data on the computer they were denying my warranty for an over rev . The rev they are citing is 7300 RPM at 35 MPH, which is under the factory set rev limiter and is also the correct rev for that speed in 1st gear on my 6 speed manual transmission. …”

NHTSA complaint #10934591, filed 2016-12, 42,000 miles

“I was notified by mail that they're was a safety recall for my 2013 aciom frs which was to replace my engine spring valve at no cost. I took in my car january 18 to have the work done it took around 2 weeks to get a respond back that my car was ready for pick up. I took it out and drove it for about 5 mile to get gas and when I turned on my car it was struggling to turn on and once it turned on it was it was shaking violently , 3 engine codes came up p0017 p0300p219a. …”

NHTSA complaint #11195026, filed 2019-04, 90,485 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2015214%
20132112%

Other parts of the 2013 Scion FR-S

Engine
141 complaintsFuel system
9 complaintsOther or unknown
8 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsEngine cooling
5 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsWheels
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsVehicle speed control
2 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2013 Scion FR-S

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology