Peterbilt 579 vs Suzuki Aerio

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 Peterbilt 579 Suzuki Aerio
Complaints on file 58 145
Model years covered 2013–2026 2002–2007
Worst model year — 2003
Best model year — 2002
Crashes reported 1 11
Fires reported 7 4
Injuries reported 1 11
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Electrical System Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 15.5% 17.9%

Peterbilt 579 by year

13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 26
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Electrical System 12 20.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 11 19.0%
Brakes 8 13.8%
Steering 5 8.6%
Tires 5 8.6%
Suspension 4 6.9%
Engine & Cooling 3 5.2%
Fuel & Propulsion 2 3.4%

Suzuki Aerio by year

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

What breaks

Brakes 21 14.5%
Transmission & Drivetrain 19 13.1%
Suspension 18 12.4%
Tires 15 10.3%
Engine & Cooling 11 7.6%
Airbags 9 6.2%
Electrical System 7 4.8%
Body & Structure 6 4.1%