FaultScore

Worst years for a Isuzu Rodeo Sport

Owners have filed 143 complaints about the Isuzu Rodeo Sport with NHTSA across model years 1998 to 2003. More of them are about the body & structure than anything else.

Avoid

2001 Isuzu Rodeo Sport

68 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly body & structure.

Cleanest on record

1998 Isuzu Rodeo Sport

13 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Isuzu Rodeo Sport 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
2003 1 0 0 Body & Structure
2002 B 28 1 1 117,696 Suspension
2001 F 68 7 0 95,455 Body & Structure
2000 A 14 0 0 81,000 Suspension
1999 C 19 2 0 110,000 Fuel & Propulsion
1998 A 13 0 0 135,000 Suspension

What breaks on a Isuzu Rodeo Sport

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

Body & Structure 33 23.1%

Worst in 2001

Suspension 32 22.4%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 20 14.0%

Worst in 2001

Engine & Cooling 14 9.8%

Worst in 2001

Brakes 9 6.3%

Worst in 2001

Electrical System 8 5.6%

Worst in 2001

Transmission & Drivetrain 6 4.2%

Worst in 2000

Steering 4 2.8%

Worst in 2001

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 2.8%

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 3 2.1%

Worst in 2001

Equipment & Accessories 3 2.1%

Worst in 2002

Wheels 2 1.4%

Worst in 2001

Other & Unspecified 2 1.4%

Worst in 2002

Airbags 1 0.7%

Worst in 2001

Exactly what failed on a Isuzu Rodeo Sport

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

Frame AND Members 16 25.0%
Rear 10 15.6%
Fuel Gauge System 8 12.5%
Body 8 12.5%
Underbody Shields 7 10.9%
Automatic Transmission 5 7.8%
Engine 4 6.3%
AIR Conditioner 2 3.1%
Gasoline 2 3.1%
GAS Recirculation Valve (Egr Valve) 2 3.1%

Complaints filed over time

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

May 2002 peak 6 Oct 2018

Compare the Isuzu Rodeo Sport

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