Isuzu Trooper
Owners filed 516 complaints across 13 model years of the Isuzu Trooper. The 1999 drew the most (81); the 2002 the fewest (12).
Model years13
Complaints516
Recalls21
Fires33
Deaths3
Every Isuzu Trooper model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 12 | 0 | — | 1 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2001 | 29 | 1 | — | 2 | Vehicle Speed Control | Routine | |
| 2000 | 49 | 2 | — | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline | Routine | |
| 1999 | 81 | 0 | 1 | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1998 | 42 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1997 | 13 | 2 | — | 1 | Power Train › Clutch Assembly | Routine | |
| 1996 | 51 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 1995 | 54 | 1 | 3 | 14 | Suspension › Front | Routine | |
| 1994 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Tires | Routine | |
| 1993 | 33 | 2 | — | 5 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1992 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine | Routine | |
| 1991 | 57 | 3 | 15 | 5 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Fatalities reported | |
| 1990 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine |
Which Isuzu Trooper years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1999 is the weakest year on record, with 81 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.