Best and worst years for the Suzuki Grand Vitara

Of the 9 model years of the Suzuki Grand Vitara with enough data to compare, the 2006 has the most complaints filed within five years of the model year (163), and the 2010 has the fewest (18).

Complaints in the first five years, by model year

Most complaints
Fewest complaints
In between

Every bar counts only complaints about failures within five years of the model year, so older and newer years are measured on the same footing.

View the numbers

Model year	Complaints (first five years; total for recent years)
1999	103
2000	78
2001	37
2002	53
2003	30
2004	8
2005	2
2006	163
2007	52
2008	36
2009	10
2010	18
2011	9
2012	12
2013	6

What stands out

The 2006 stands out, with about 3.1 times the typical number of complaints. Other years well above the median: 1999, 2000.

Look closer at the years with the most complaints: 2006 and 1999. Or the years with the fewest: 2010 and 2003.

All model years

Model year	First five years	All complaints
2013	6	6
2012	12	17
2011	9	11
2010	18	33
2009	10	24
2008	36	55
2007	52	86
2006	163	231
2005	2	2
2004	8	11
2003	30	37
2002	53	63
2001	37	56
2000	78	106
1999	103	142