2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara Xl-7: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 20 complaints
20
Total Complaints
13,103mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

7,712 25th Percentile
13,103 Median Mileage
23,450 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
3
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
1
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
1
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
1
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR AT NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THIS WAS INCONSISTANT BUT RECURRING PROBLEM WHICH USUALLY OCCURRED WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP UNDER ACCELERATION AND NOT SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR UNTIL STOPPED ACCELERATING. THIS..."
"THE BRAKES ON THE CAR FAILED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS PRESSED AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BUT THE CAR WILL NOT STOP. THE HAND BRAKE WAS PULLED AND THE CAR WAS DIRECTED OUT OF THE ROAD INTO THE GRASS TO MAKE IT STOP. *JB THE DISTANCE WAS MEASURED AND IT WAS 75 FEET FROM THE POINT WHERE THE BR..."
"I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE FROM A SUZUKI DEALER ON LONG ISLAND, 14 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT A SUZUKI 2003 AERIO SX AWD, FROM THE SAME DEALER. THE AERIO HAD LOUD HUMMING IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. BROUGHT IT BACK 3 TIMES BEFORE THEY HAD A FACTORY REP TELL THEM THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WAS DEFECTIVE. THEY REPL..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28