What is the worst year for a Suzuki Aerio?

The 2003 Suzuki Aerio has the worst FaultScore of any year of this model, with 42 complaints filed with NHTSA, most of them about the transmission & drivetrain.

What is the best year for a Suzuki Aerio?

The 2002 Suzuki Aerio has the cleanest record of the graded years, with 19 complaints on file.

What breaks most often on a Suzuki Aerio?

Brakes accounts for more complaints than any other part on the Suzuki Aerio.

Worst years for a Suzuki Aerio

Owners have filed 145 complaints about the Suzuki Aerio with NHTSA across model years 2002 to 2007. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Avoid

2003 Suzuki Aerio

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

Cleanest on record

2002 Suzuki Aerio

19 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Suzuki Aerio 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.

19 42 21 26 33 4

02 03 04 05 06 07

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
2007	—	4	0	0	—	Brakes
2006	D	33	0	0	28,701	Brakes
2005	D	26	3	3	14,446	Suspension
2004	D	21	3	0	14,000	Tires
2003	F	42	3	1	22,500	Transmission & Drivetrain
2002	C	19	2	0	40,000	Suspension

What breaks on a Suzuki Aerio

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

Brakes 21 14.5%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 19 13.1%

Worst in 2003

Suspension 18 12.4%

Worst in 2005

Tires 15 10.3%

Worst in 2004

Engine & Cooling 11 7.6%

Worst in 2006

Airbags 9 6.2%

Worst in 2006

Electrical System 7 4.8%

Worst in 2003

Body & Structure 6 4.1%

Worst in 2002

Acceleration & Cruise Control 6 4.1%

Worst in 2006

Wheels 6 4.1%

Worst in 2003

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 5 3.4%

Worst in 2004

Other & Unspecified 5 3.4%

Worst in 2006

Steering 3 2.1%

Worst in 2003

Seat Belts 3 2.1%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Suzuki Aerio, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2003 peak 9 Jan 2026

Compare the Suzuki Aerio

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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