Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7

Owners filed 73 complaints across 5 model years of the Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7. The 2002 drew the most (26).

Model years5
Complaints73
Recalls8
Fires2
Deaths0

Which Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 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 Suzuki Grand Vitara XL-7 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20052
0——Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › LatchRoutine
200417
111Air BagsRoutine
200313
3—4Electrical SystemRoutine
200226
213TiresRoutine
200115
2——TiresRoutine

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