FaultScore

Toyota Toyota Truck vs Suzuki SX4

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 Toyota Toyota Truck Suzuki SX4
Complaints on file 176 427
Model years covered 1982–2003 2000–2013
Worst model year 1993 2008
Best model year 1995 2011
Crashes reported 18 40
Fires reported 4 12
Injuries reported 9 30
Deaths reported 1 0
Most complained-about part Engine & Cooling Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm 18.2% 19.2%

Toyota Toyota Truck by year

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

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 26 14.8%
Body & Structure 26 14.8%
Brakes 20 11.4%
Tires 20 11.4%
Seat Belts 16 9.1%
Transmission & Drivetrain 14 8.0%
Steering 12 6.8%
Suspension 7 4.0%

Suzuki SX4 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 193 45.2%
Steering 33 7.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 22 5.2%
Seat Belts 19 4.4%
Seats 19 4.4%
Body & Structure 11 2.6%