FaultScore

Worst years for a Suzuki Kizashi

Owners have filed 114 complaints about the Suzuki Kizashi with NHTSA across model years 2010 to 2013. More of them are about the transmission & drivetrain than anything else.

Avoid

2012 Suzuki Kizashi

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

Cleanest on record

2011 Suzuki Kizashi

29 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Suzuki Kizashi 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 6 0 0 Other & Unspecified
2012 C 43 2 1 81,000 Transmission & Drivetrain
2011 C 29 1 0 68,500 Lights
2010 C 36 3 0 73,000 Transmission & Drivetrain

What breaks on a Suzuki Kizashi

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

Transmission & Drivetrain 18 15.8%

Worst in 2012

Airbags 15 13.2%

Worst in 2012

Electrical System 12 10.5%

Worst in 2010

Engine & Cooling 11 9.6%

Worst in 2010

Lights 10 8.8%

Worst in 2011

Fuel & Propulsion 10 8.8%

Worst in 2012

Steering 8 7.0%

Worst in 2012

Acceleration & Cruise Control 7 6.1%

Worst in 2012

Suspension 5 4.4%

Worst in 2010

Other & Unspecified 5 4.4%

Worst in 2013

Tires 3 2.6%

Worst in 2010

Wheels 3 2.6%

Worst in 2012

Seats 3 2.6%

Worst in 2012

Body & Structure 1 0.9%

Worst in 2012

Complaints filed over time

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

Nov 2010 peak 7 Aug 2026

Compare the Suzuki Kizashi

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