What is the worst year for a Isuzu Axiom?

The 2002 Isuzu Axiom has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 193 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the transmission & drivetrain.

What is the best year for a Isuzu Axiom?

The 2004 Isuzu Axiom has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 25 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a Isuzu Axiom?

Transmission & Drivetrain accounts for more complaints than any other part on the Isuzu Axiom.

Worst years for a Isuzu Axiom

Owners have filed 238 complaints about the Isuzu Axiom with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2004. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2002 Isuzu Axiom

193 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly transmission & drivetrain.

Cleanest on record

2004 Isuzu Axiom

25 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Isuzu Axiom 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.

1 193 19 25

01 02 03 04

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
2004	B	25	3	0	71,500	Engine & Cooling
2003	B	19	3	1	104,500	Transmission & Drivetrain
2002	D	193	16	2	73,195	Transmission & Drivetrain
2001	—	1	0	0	—	Airbags

What breaks on a Isuzu Axiom

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 42 17.6%

Worst in 2002

Brakes 36 15.1%

Worst in 2002

Body & Structure 35 14.7%

Worst in 2002

Engine & Cooling 27 11.3%

Worst in 2004

Suspension 22 9.2%

Worst in 2002

Fuel & Propulsion 16 6.7%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 9 3.8%

Worst in 2002

Airbags 8 3.4%

Worst in 2002

Tires 8 3.4%

Worst in 2002

Equipment & Accessories 7 2.9%

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 5 2.1%

Worst in 2002

Steering 4 1.7%

Worst in 2002

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.7%

Worst in 2002

Seat Belts 4 1.7%

Worst in 2002

Exactly what failed on a Isuzu Axiom

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

Frame AND Members 23 24.2%

Automatic Transmission 22 23.2%

Engine 10 10.5%

Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip 8 8.4%

Body 7 7.4%

Rotor 7 7.4%

Fuel Pump 5 5.3%

Front 5 5.3%

AIR Conditioner 4 4.2%

Frontal 4 4.2%

Complaints filed over time

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

Apr 2002 peak 9 May 2020

Compare the Isuzu Axiom

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

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