FaultScore

Worst years for a Suzuki SX4

Owners have filed 427 complaints about the Suzuki SX4 with NHTSA across model years 2000 to 2013. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2008 Suzuki SX4

140 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly airbags.

Cleanest on record

2011 Suzuki SX4

16 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Suzuki SX4 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 B 18 1 1 38,549 Transmission & Drivetrain
2012 C 50 2 1 54,324 Steering
2011 B 16 1 0 41,500 Transmission & Drivetrain
2010 D 29 8 1 30,000 Airbags
2009 D 65 6 2 39,601 Airbags
2008 F 140 15 3 50,000 Airbags
2007 D 106 4 4 55,500 Airbags
2000 3 3 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Suzuki SX4

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

Airbags 193 45.2%

Worst in 2008

Steering 33 7.7%

Worst in 2012

Worst in 2008

Worst in 2009

Transmission & Drivetrain 22 5.2%

Worst in 2012

Seat Belts 19 4.4%

Worst in 2008

Seats 19 4.4%

Worst in 2008

Body & Structure 11 2.6%

Worst in 2007

Acceleration & Cruise Control 11 2.6%

Worst in 2010

Brakes 10 2.3%

Worst in 2008

Tires 8 1.9%

Worst in 2007

Lights 7 1.6%

Worst in 2008

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 7 1.6%

Worst in 2008

Fuel & Propulsion 6 1.4%

Worst in 2008

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Suzuki SX4, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Jan 2007 peak 15 Feb 2026

Suzuki SX4 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 SX4

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