FaultScore

Worst years for a Isuzu Amigo

Owners have filed 220 complaints about the Isuzu Amigo with NHTSA across model years 1987 to 2002. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

1998 Isuzu Amigo

99 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly brakes.

Cleanest on record

2000 Isuzu Amigo

12 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Isuzu Amigo year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2002 1 1 0 Airbags
2000 C 12 2 0 Engine & Cooling
1999 D 77 13 0 125,000 Brakes
1998 D 99 15 0 95,000 Brakes
1997 1 0 0 Brakes
1994 6 1 1 Transmission & Drivetrain
1993 2 0 0 Electrical System
1992 6 2 0 Engine & Cooling
1991 5 1 0 Engine & Cooling
1990 9 0 0 Transmission & Drivetrain
1989 1 1 0 Body & Structure
1987 1 0 0 Body & Structure

What breaks on a Isuzu Amigo

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 49 22.3%

Worst in 1998

Engine & Cooling 29 13.2%

Worst in 1998

Body & Structure 23 10.5%

Worst in 1999

Fuel & Propulsion 20 9.1%

Worst in 1998

Suspension 19 8.6%

Worst in 1999

Transmission & Drivetrain 12 5.5%

Worst in 1998

Electrical System 10 4.5%

Worst in 1998

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 10 4.5%

Worst in 1998

Airbags 9 4.1%

Worst in 1998

Acceleration & Cruise Control 8 3.6%

Worst in 1998

Steering 7 3.2%

Worst in 1998

Tires 7 3.2%

Worst in 1998

Seat Belts 7 3.2%

Worst in 1998

Wheels 5 2.3%

Worst in 1990

Exactly what failed on a Isuzu Amigo

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 36 36.7%
Gasoline 9 9.2%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 9 9.2%
Frame AND Members 9 9.2%
Rear 8 8.2%
Engine 8 8.2%
Underbody Shields 5 5.1%
Clutch Assembly 5 5.1%
Buckle Assembly 5 5.1%
Roof AND Pillars 4 4.1%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Isuzu Amigo, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 1995 peak 8 Aug 2020

Compare the Isuzu Amigo

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.