Suzuki Grand Vitara
Registered from 1998 to 2015.
About this model
The Suzuki Grand Vitara and Toyota Urban Cruiser Hyryder are subcompact crossover SUVs (B-segment) developed by Suzuki and produced by Toyota in India since 2022. The Urban Cruiser Hyryder was released in July 2022 in India ahead of the Grand Vitara. It is available with a range of mild and strong hybrid petrol powertrains. The Grand Vitara replaced the S-Cross in India, while the Urban Cruiser Hyryder indirectly replaced the smaller Urban Cruiser, a rebadged Vitara Brezza. In 2023, the Toyota-badged model was released as the Toyota Urban Cruiser in South Africa and the Middle East.
From the Wikipedia article Suzuki Grand Vitara (2022), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 1.6 petrol. 367 of 1,468 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 59% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 40% | 148 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 37% | 134 |
| Lights and electrics | 35% | 129 |
| Brakes | 32% | 118 |
| Body and structure | 25% | 92 |
| Visibility | 17% | 61 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 95% of 2007 cars — 37% of its 367 failed tests, where an ordinary 2007 car has 12%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 40% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Exhaust and emissions — 37% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Brakes — 32% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Lights and electrics — 35% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 25% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Visibility — 17% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 27% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 10% | 16% | 48 | |
| 40–60k miles | 22% | 21% | 179 | |
| 60–80k miles | 23% | 24% | 359 | |
| 80–100k miles | 29% | 27% | 476 | |
| 100–120k miles | 24% | 29% | 272 | |
| 120–140k miles | 27% | 30% | 95 |
1,429 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.4 petrol · 165 hp · 1621 kg · 2561 mm wheelbase · 8.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2012 | 1.9 diesel · 127 hp · 1697 kg · 2581 mm wheelbase · 6.7 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 2.4 petrol · 166 hp · 1626 kg · 2505 mm wheelbase · 8.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
| 2010 | 2.4 petrol · 1616 kg · 2577 mm wheelbase · 8.9 L/100km (NEDC) |
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/00839/20
The vehicles affected may have been fitted with Takata non-azide driver inflator (NADI) gas generators in which inadequate sealing on the gas generator could allow the ingress of moisture and thus result in the degradation of the propellant. If the airbag deploys, this could cause the gas generator to underinflate or to burst. In the case of under inflation the protective effect is not given. In case of overpressure deployment metal parts can enter the vehicle interior, this could cause serious or fatal injuries to occupants of the vehicle.
Recall of the product from end users