Worst years for a Isuzu Trooper
Owners have filed 713 complaints about the Isuzu Trooper with NHTSA across model years 1985 to 2002. More of them are about the engine & cooling than anything else.
Avoid
1999 Isuzu Trooper105 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly engine & cooling.
Every Isuzu Trooper 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.
| Year | Grade | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Median miles | Most reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | A | 12 | 1 | 0 | 47,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2001 | B | 42 | 2 | 0 | 80,000 | Engine & Cooling |
| 2000 | D | 61 | 6 | 0 | 70,550 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1999 | D | 105 | 12 | 1 | 71,379 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1998 | C | 48 | 2 | 2 | 59,172 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1997 | C | 18 | 2 | 0 | 65,000 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1996 | C | 66 | 5 | 1 | 124,567 | Suspension |
| 1995 | D | 65 | 15 | 3 | 134,000 | Suspension |
| 1994 | D | 58 | 5 | 3 | 85,149 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1993 | D | 41 | 7 | 0 | 22,300 | Engine & Cooling |
| 1992 | — | 27 | 4 | 3 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1991 | — | 71 | 5 | 23 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1990 | — | 30 | 3 | 5 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1989 | — | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1988 | — | 20 | 1 | 2 | — | Engine & Cooling |
| 1987 | — | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 1986 | — | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | Seat Belts |
| 1985 | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | Transmission & Drivetrain |
What breaks on a Isuzu Trooper
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1995
Worst in 1986
Worst in 1999
Worst in 1995
Exactly what failed on a Isuzu Trooper
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Isuzu Trooper, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Isuzu Trooper problems by state
Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.
Compare the Isuzu Trooper
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.