Acura ILX vs Suzuki Grand Vitara

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Acura ILX	Suzuki Grand Vitara
Complaints on file	360	880
Model years covered	2013–2022	1999–2013
Worst model year	2016	1999
Best model year	2020	2009
Crashes reported	31	86
Fires reported	4	14
Injuries reported	17	32
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Airbags	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	14.4%	15%

Acura ILX by year

92 37 21 81 24 26 45 10 19 5

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 78 21.7%

Fuel & Propulsion 51 14.2%

Brakes 46 12.8%

Electrical System 32 8.9%

Other & Unspecified 30 8.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 6.7%

Engine & Cooling 18 5.0%

Driver Assist & Collision Avoidance 15 4.2%

Suzuki Grand Vitara by year

142 106 56 63 37 11 2 231 86 55 24 33 11 17 6

99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Airbags 136 15.5%

Electrical System 83 9.4%

Lights 82 9.3%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 76 8.6%

Fuel & Propulsion 70 8.0%

Engine & Cooling 61 6.9%

Brakes 61 6.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 51 5.8%