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Suzuki electrical system problems

Across all Suzuki models in NHTSA's complaint database, 709 complaints involve electrical system. The Forenza accounts for the largest share (27%). The single worst model year is the 2006 Forenza with 58 electrical system complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
709 about electrical system, all Suzuki models
Most affected
Forenza 27% of these complaints
Typical mileage
32,000 miles 517 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
16 and 78

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

Which Suzuki models

ModelComplaintsShare
Forenza19127%
Grand Vitara8312%
XL7456%
GSX-R600385%
Verona375%
Reno314%
SV1000S314%
SX4314%
Sidekick172%
VL1500152%

Worst model years for electrical system

  1. 2006 Suzuki Forenza58 complaints
  2. 2007 Suzuki Forenza52 complaints
  3. 2005 Suzuki Forenza38 complaints
  4. 2008 Suzuki Forenza33 complaints
  5. 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara26 complaints

Electrical system complaints by model year

Suzuki electrical system complaints by model year 0 100 200 1990: 1 '90 1991: 1 1992: 1 '92 1993: 3 1994: 4 '94 1995: 7 1996: 4 '96 1997: 7 1998: 6 '98 1999: 7 2000: 7 '00 2001: 7 2002: 14 '02 2003: 49 2004: 53 '04 2005: 84 2006: 133 '06 2007: 152 2008: 88 '08 2009: 28 2010: 16 '10 2011: 13 2012: 11 '12 2013: 6 2014: 3 '14 2017: 2 2021: 1 '21 2026: 1
Totals across all models of the brand. Older model years have had longer to collect complaints.
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Model yearComplaints
19901
19911
19921
19933
19944
19957
19964
19977
19986
19997
20007
20017
200214
200349
200453
200584
2006133
2007152
200888
200928
201016
201113
201211
20136
20143
20172
20211
20261

Among the 517 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 32,000 miles.

Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.