Volvo VNL 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	Volvo VNL	Suzuki SX4
Complaints on file	176	427
Model years covered	1998–2023	2000–2013
Worst model year	2007	2008
Best model year	2006	2011
Crashes reported	17	40
Fires reported	17	12
Injuries reported	10	30
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Suspension	Airbags
Share of complaints involving harm	25%	19.2%

Volvo VNL by year

8 16 12 1 1 3 5 7 11 25 3 11 4 7 7 11 6 15 12 6 4 1

98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 22 23

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

What breaks

Suspension 38 21.6%

Steering 27 15.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 16 9.1%

Engine & Cooling 15 8.5%

Electrical System 12 6.8%

Brakes 12 6.8%

Body & Structure 10 5.7%

Lights 9 5.1%

Suzuki SX4 by year

3 106 140 65 29 16 50 18

00 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 193 45.2%

Steering 33 7.7%

Electrical System 31 7.3%

Engine & Cooling 27 6.3%

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 5.2%

Seat Belts 19 4.4%

Seats 19 4.4%

Body & Structure 11 2.6%