Suzuki Vitara vs Ford Ford Truck

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	Suzuki Vitara	Ford Ford Truck
Complaints on file	148	365
Model years covered	1999–2004	1968–2003
Worst model year	2000	1997
Best model year	1999	1996
Crashes reported	11	27
Fires reported	2	21
Injuries reported	8	29
Deaths reported	0	1
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Tires
Share of complaints involving harm	14.2%	21.4%

Suzuki Vitara by year

63 42 40 1 1 1

99 00 01 02 03 04

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 27 18.2%

Suspension 27 18.2%

Transmission & Drivetrain 20 13.5%

Brakes 10 6.8%

Body & Structure 9 6.1%

Airbags 8 5.4%

Lights 7 4.7%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 4.1%

Ford Ford Truck by year

1 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 7 6 8 9 11 8 21 28 22 47 29 37 30 22 54 14

68 74 77 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03

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

What breaks

Tires 66 18.1%

Engine & Cooling 53 14.5%

Transmission & Drivetrain 49 13.4%

Electrical System 26 7.1%

Brakes 21 5.8%

Fuel & Propulsion 18 4.9%

Suspension 17 4.7%

Steering 16 4.4%