Fuel economy details
Scion FR-S 2016
EPA fuel-economy estimates for 1 version of this vehicle. Review the published configuration below.
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SIDI & PFI · Automatic (S6)
28 combined MPGEfficiency and cost
- EPA fuel economy score
- 7
- EPA greenhouse gas score
- 7
- Estimated annual petroleum use
- 10.6 barrels
- Five-year fuel-cost comparison
- costs $2,750 more
Interior space
- Passenger volume
- 77 cu ft
- Luggage volume
- 7 cu ft
EPA class benchmark
Compared with 53 EPA records from 2016 in this vehicle class and fuel type.
- Efficiency position
- At or above 89%
- Combined MPG vs median
- 6 MPG above the class median.
- Annual cost vs median
- $800 lower than the class median.
NHTSA safety recalls
Recall information for this model year
NHTSA lists 3 safety recall campaigns for this 2016 Scion FR-S. A VIN is required to confirm whether a specific vehicle is affected.
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELSCampaign 16V420000
Issue: Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Camry and Highlander, 2015-2016 Toyota Tundra, Scion FR-S, and tC vehicles. The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars."
Remedy: SET will notify owners, and provide a corrected label for placement over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began on July 14, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226.
TIRESCampaign 16V236000
Issue: Southeast Toyota Distributors, LLC (SET) is recalling certain model year 2016 Toyota Yaris, Rav4, Land Cruiser and 4Runner vehicles, and Scion FR-S, iM, and TC vehicles manufactured January 28, 2016, to March 14, 2016. The Load Carrying Capacity Modification Label may not reflect the correct added weight of the installed accessories. As a result, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 110, "Tire Selection and Rims for Passenger Cars."
Remedy: SET will notify owners, and provide them a corrected label to be installed over the inaccurate label, free of charge. The recall began on June 3, 2016. Owners may contact SET customer service at 1-866-405-4226. SET's number for this recall is SET16A.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCHCampaign 16V075000
Issue: Toyota Motor Company (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2013-2016 Toyota Scion FR-S vehicles manufactured March 13, 2012, to January 14, 2016 and equipped an automatic transmission and ignition key. Vehicles with a push-to-start button are not affected. In the affected vehicles, it may be possible to remove the ignition key without the transmission being in the "Park" position. As such, these vehicles fail to conform to the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard number 114, "Theft Protection…
Remedy: Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the ignition key/transmission interlock wiring connections, correcting them as necessary, free of charge. The recall began on March 7, 2016. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331. Toyota's number for this recall is G0E.
Source: NHTSA recall data, last checked October 3, 2026. Check your VIN with NHTSA before taking action.
Where these numbers come from
Source: EPA FuelEconomy.gov. This page was last updated on October 3, 2026. Learn more about how we use vehicle data.