2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser

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Safety - What the Auto Press Says

The federal government gives the 2010 FJ Cruiser a top five-star score for driver safety and four stars for passenger safety in frontal crash tests, and five stars for both front- and rear-seat safety in side crash tests. However, the FJ receives only a three-star rollover score, which means it has a 25 to 26 percent chance of rollover -- and this is in a class where many SUVs earn four stars. On the plus side, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gives the FJ top scores of "Good" in frontal offset, side impact and rear crash protection tests.

Standard safety features include Vehicle Stability Control, Traction Control, Anti-Lock Brakes with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution and Brake Assist, driver and front passenger dual-stage airbags, front seat-mounted side airbags and front- and second-row roll-sensing side curtain airbags. Visibility, however, isn't great due to the FJ's many blind spots. If it's a problem for you, Toyota offers a backup camera as part of the Convenience Package or a Rear Intuitive Parking Assist as part of the Upgrade Package 1.

• "New for 2009 is a roll-sensing feature that works with the side-impact and side curtain airbags to deploy them in the event of a rollover. Active head restraints are also new; they move forward in a collision to restrict head movement." -- Cars.com
• "Visibility is terrible -- front, sides, and rear. Pull up too close at an intersection, and you can't see the traffic light overhead...Rear visibility is compromised by a wide range of form-over-function design elements." -- Autoweb
• "Toyota's FJ Cruiser SUV has so many blind spots it ought to come with a white cane." -- USA Today