Suzuki body & structure problems
Across all Suzuki models in NHTSA's complaint database, 261 complaints involve body & structure. The Esteem accounts for the largest share (14%). The single worst model year is the 2007 Forenza with 12 body & structure complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 261 about body & structure, all Suzuki models
- Most affected
- Esteem 14% of these complaints
- Typical mileage
- 38,000 miles 150 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 29 and 6
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Which Suzuki models
Worst model years for body & structure
- 2007 Suzuki Forenza12 complaints
- 2000 Suzuki Esteem10 complaints
- 2001 Suzuki Esteem10 complaints
- 2006 Suzuki Forenza10 complaints
- 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa10 complaints
Body & structure complaints by model year
View the numbers
| Model year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 1 |
| 1991 | 2 |
| 1992 | 1 |
| 1993 | 3 |
| 1994 | 4 |
| 1995 | 6 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1997 | 7 |
| 1998 | 7 |
| 1999 | 25 |
| 2000 | 35 |
| 2001 | 17 |
| 2002 | 14 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 10 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2006 | 33 |
| 2007 | 33 |
| 2008 | 16 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 |
Among the 150 of these complaints that report mileage, the median is about 38,000 miles.
Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many vehicles each brand sells, so large brands naturally have more complaints.