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Suzuki SwiftYears to avoid, problems & recalls

NHTSA has 41 owner complaints and 4 safety recalls on record for the Suzuki Swift.

Years to avoidNoneBased on weighted complaintsBest years—Fewest complaints for their ageOwner complaints41Top: Seat beltsSafety recalls41989–2002 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years.

Best & worst years

Suzuki Swift years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Swift median. Tap a year for its full report.

'89'90'91'92'93'94'95'97'98'00'01'02
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2002Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls2001Not rated–/1003 complaints · 0 recalls2000Not rated–/1002 complaints · 1 recall1998Not rated–/1002 complaints · 0 recalls1997Not rated–/1004 complaints · 1 recall1995Not rated–/1001 complaint · 0 recalls1994Not rated–/1005 complaints · 0 recalls1993Not rated–/1007 complaints · 1 recall1992Not rated–/1000 complaints · 1 recall1991Not rated–/1007 complaints · 2 recalls1990Not rated–/1003 complaints · 2 recalls1989Not rated–/1005 complaints · 2 recalls
Complaints by system

Most common Suzuki Swift problems

All model years combined: 41 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.
Complaints by system
SystemComplaintsCrash, fire or injury
Seat belts82
Air bags64
Latches/locks/linkages60
Seats64
Structure50
Power train41
Suspension21
Fuel system, gasoline20
Electrical system20
7 other systems90
4 recalls

Suzuki Swift recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

–Other: owners/service/other manual00V-286 · 2000 · Oct 3, 2000 · 1,593 vehicles–Automatic transmission: park/neutral start interlock switch98V-225 · 1997 · Oct 6, 1998 · 1,198 vehicles–Front: buckle assembly95V-103 · 1989–1991 · May 24, 1995 · 127,155 vehicles–Hood: latch93V-189 · 1989–1993 · Nov 30, 1993 · 38,229 vehicles
2 investigations

NHTSA investigations of the Swift

  1. TAKATA SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILUREEA95006 · 1988–1991 · closed Aug 2, 1995
    Led to recall 95V-103
  2. HOOD FLY-UPSEA93006 · 1989 · closed Nov 26, 1993
    Led to recall 93V-189