Suzuki Samurai

Owners filed 12 complaints across 5 model years of the Suzuki Samurai. The 1992 drew the most (4).

Model years5
Complaints12
Recalls2
Fires0
Deaths0

Which Suzuki Samurai years should you avoid?

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

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
19981
0——Unknown or OtherRoutine
19942
0—2Seats › Front Assembly › ReclinerRoutine
19924
0—1Wheels › Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/StudsRoutine
19913
1—1Suspension › FrontRoutine
19902
1——Seat Belts › Front › WebbingRoutine

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