FaultScore

Worst years for a Suzuki XL-7

Owners have filed 219 complaints about the Suzuki XL-7 with NHTSA across model years 2001 to 2006. More of them are about the airbags than anything else.

Avoid

2004 Suzuki XL-7

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

Cleanest on record

2001 Suzuki XL-7

15 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Suzuki XL-7 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
2006 D 38 10 0 43,436 Airbags
2005 D 26 11 1 33,600 Brakes
2004 F 63 8 0 44,400 Airbags
2003 D 35 3 6 38,600 Brakes
2002 D 42 5 1 49,250 Engine & Cooling
2001 C 15 2 1 47,000 Engine & Cooling

What breaks on a Suzuki XL-7

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

Airbags 45 20.5%

Worst in 2004

Brakes 28 12.8%

Worst in 2004

Acceleration & Cruise Control 24 11.0%

Worst in 2002

Engine & Cooling 19 8.7%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 15 6.8%

Worst in 2003

Transmission & Drivetrain 14 6.4%

Worst in 2002

Steering 11 5.0%

Worst in 2006

Body & Structure 10 4.6%

Worst in 2003

Lights 9 4.1%

Worst in 2005

Seat Belts 9 4.1%

Worst in 2004

Suspension 8 3.7%

Worst in 2006

Equipment & Accessories 7 3.2%

Worst in 2001

Fuel & Propulsion 6 2.7%

Worst in 2003

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 4 1.8%

Worst in 2001

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Suzuki XL-7, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2003 peak 7 Aug 2022

Compare the Suzuki XL-7

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