FaultScore

Suzuki GSX-R600 problems

Owners have filed 116 complaints about the Suzuki GSX-R600 with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2013. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Every Suzuki GSX-R600 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
2013 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2009 2 0 2 Engine & Cooling
2008 6 1 0 Electrical System
2007 51 5 5 8,500 Electrical System
2006 44 10 1 4,650 Fuel & Propulsion
2005 6 4 0 15,000 Brakes
2004 2 1 0 Brakes
2002 3 3 0 Brakes
1997 1 1 0 Steering

What breaks on a Suzuki GSX-R600

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

Worst in 2007

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 13 11.2%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 9 7.8%

Worst in 2005

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 6.0%

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 6 5.2%

Worst in 2006

Transmission & Drivetrain 4 3.4%

Worst in 2007

Lights 3 2.6%

Worst in 2007

Steering 2 1.7%

Worst in 1997

Stability & Traction Control 2 1.7%

Worst in 2007

Tires 1 0.9%

Worst in 2006

Wheels 1 0.9%

Worst in 2006

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Suzuki GSX-R600, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Feb 1999 peak 17 Feb 2025

Compare the Suzuki GSX-R600

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