Isuzu Amigo

Owners filed 183 complaints across 11 model years of the Isuzu Amigo. The 1998 drew the most (78).

Model years11
Complaints183
Recalls18
Fires1
Deaths2

Which Isuzu Amigo years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Isuzu Amigo model years have at least 25 complaints and are old enough to judge, so any ranking would be noise. The table below has every year as filed.

How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →

Every Isuzu Amigo model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20021
0—1Air Bags › FrontalRoutine
20010
1———Routine
200010
2—1Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineRoutine
199970
4—13Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipFatalities reported
199878
7—13Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
19971
0——Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited SlipRoutine
19945
211Power Train › Clutch AssemblyRoutine
19932
0——Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank AssemblyRoutine
19926
0—2WheelsRoutine
19915
1—1Seat Belts › Front › Buckle AssemblyRoutine
19905
1——Visibility › Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System › Rear WindowRoutine

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.