Worst years for a Suzuki Grand Vitara
Owners have filed 880 complaints about the Suzuki Grand Vitara with NHTSA across model years 1999 to 2013. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.
Avoid
1999 Suzuki Grand Vitara142 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly fuel & propulsion.
Cleanest on record
2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara24 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.
Every Suzuki Grand Vitara 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 56,707 | Transmission & Drivetrain |
| 2012 | B | 17 | 1 | 1 | 42,250 | Airbags |
| 2011 | A | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | Airbags |
| 2010 | A | 33 | 0 | 0 | 62,010 | Airbags |
| 2009 | A | 24 | 0 | 0 | 56,500 | Electrical System |
| 2008 | C | 55 | 3 | 0 | 40,000 | Lights |
| 2007 | C | 86 | 3 | 0 | 50,000 | Airbags |
| 2006 | D | 231 | 17 | 5 | 54,000 | Airbags |
| 2005 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | Electrical System |
| 2004 | C | 11 | 2 | 0 | 48,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2003 | B | 37 | 1 | 1 | 50,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2002 | D | 63 | 9 | 3 | 27,000 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2001 | D | 56 | 18 | 0 | 66,200 | Acceleration & Cruise Control |
| 2000 | D | 106 | 9 | 2 | 50,000 | Fuel & Propulsion |
| 1999 | F | 142 | 22 | 2 | 69,178 | Fuel & Propulsion |
What breaks on a Suzuki Grand Vitara
Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.
Worst in 1999
Worst in 2006
Exactly what failed on a Suzuki Grand Vitara
The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.
Complaints filed over time
Every complaint about every Suzuki Grand Vitara, by the month it reached NHTSA.
Suzuki Grand Vitara 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 Suzuki Grand Vitara
Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.