Suzuki GS500

Owners filed 4 complaints across 6 model years of the Suzuki GS500. The 2009 drew the most (1).

Model years6
Complaints4
Recalls4
Fires0
Deaths0

Which Suzuki GS500 years should you avoid?

Not enough of the record to single a year out. Fewer than 4 Suzuki GS500 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 GS500 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20091
0——Engine and Engine CoolingRoutine
20070
1———Routine
20060
1———Routine
20051
1——Electrical System › 12v/24v/48v BatteryRoutine
20041
1——Exterior LightingRoutine
20021
0——Vehicle Speed ControlRoutine

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