Suzuki Grand Vitara owners have reported a total of 951 problems for their cars built in the 15 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Suzuki Grand Vitara. The 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara cars have the most problems reported (224 problems).
The following chart shows the 24 most common problems for Suzuki Grand Vitara cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (147 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (94 problems).
It would not be fair to compare the Suzuki Grand Vitara of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Grand Vitara model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.
PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,
where P = total problems reported during the life of a Suzuki Grand Vitara model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).
The results are shown in Table 3.
Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Suzuki Grand Vitara is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.
| Model Year | Problems Reported |
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| 2011 Grand Vitara | |
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| 1999 Grand Vitara |
| ☘ Grand Vitara Service Bulletins |
| ⚑ Grand Vitara Safety Recalls |
| ☤ Grand Vitara Defect Investigations |
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