Suzuki Grand Vitara

Which Suzuki Grand Vitara years should you avoid?

Going by 639 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Suzuki Grand Vitara years to avoid are 2006 and 1999.

• 2006161 complaints, 3.1× a typical Grand Vitara year, most often about the airbags.
• 1999108 complaints, 2.1× a typical Grand Vitara year, most often about the fuel system.

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 →