FaultScore

Tiffin Phaeton 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 Tiffin Phaeton Suzuki Aerio
Complaints on file 58 145
Model years covered 2001–2025 2002–2007
Worst model year 2003
Best model year 2002
Crashes reported 2 11
Fires reported 6 4
Injuries reported 1 11
Deaths reported 0 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Brakes
Share of complaints involving harm 15.5% 17.9%

Tiffin Phaeton by year

01 03 04 05 07 08 09 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 25
Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 14 24.1%
Body & Structure 6 10.3%
Fuel & Propulsion 6 10.3%
Tires 5 8.6%
Equipment & Accessories 5 8.6%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 6.9%
Wheels 4 6.9%
Other & Unspecified 3 5.2%

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%