Selling a junk Suzuki Grand Vitara
Any Grand Vitara sells for scrap or parts, running or not. Below: what owners report most often for each model year, the recalls on file, and which of those change the offer. Enter your ZIP for a buyer near you.
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What owners report about the Suzuki Grand Vitara
NHTSA has 880 owner complaints on file for the Suzuki Grand Vitara, model years 1999 to 2013, the 299th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are air bags (136, 15%), electrical system (83, 9%), lights (82, 9%). 86 complaints involved a crash, 14 a fire, and 3 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 50,913 miles. The 2006 model year has the most complaints (231). Data as of 2026-10-12.
When the top complaint is air bags, the question for a seller is whether a buyer will resell the car, pull the parts or scrap it. Read our guide to selling a car after an accident: it explains which offers assume the part works and how to describe the car so the price holds at pickup.
Suzuki Grand Vitara by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 142 | Fuel system | 22 | 2 | 5 | 69,178 |
| 2000 | 106 | Fuel system | 9 | 2 | 5 | 50,000 |
| 2001 | 56 | Speed control | 18 | 0 | 6 | 66,200 |
| 2002 | 63 | Speed control | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27,000 |
| 2003 | 37 | Speed control | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| 2004 | 11 | Speed control | 2 | 0 | 2 | — |
| 2005 | 2 | Latches and locks | 0 | 0 | 1 | — |
| 2006 | 231 | Air bags | 17 | 5 | 6 | 55,000 |
| 2007 | 86 | Air bags | 3 | 0 | 3 | 50,000 |
| 2008 | 55 | Lights | 3 | 0 | 2 | 48,000 |
| 2009 | 24 | Other | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56,500 |
| 2010 | 33 | Air bags | 0 | 0 | 5 | 62,010 |
| 2011 | 11 | Air bags | 1 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 2012 | 17 | Air bags | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| 2013 | 6 | Transmission and drivetrain | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not confirmed defects. Median miles is the odometer reading owners gave when they reported a problem, shown only where 20 or more reports include it.
Suzuki Grand Vitara recalls
NHTSA lists 16 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for transmission and drivetrain (3), fuel system (2), equipment (2). Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer. Before you sell, check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls; a buyer who plans to resell the car will.
- 2006 model year, seats (campaign 19V187000, Mar 2019): Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Kizashi and 2006-2013 Grand Vitara vehicles. The front passenger leather seat may shrink due to high humidity and high temperature. As a result, the o…
- 2006 model year, steering (campaign 18V667000, Sep 2018): Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitara vehicles. The power steering pump belt tension adjuster pulley has an outer portion that is made of plastic. Repeated heat stress can c…
- 2009 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 17V085000, Feb 2017): Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain 2009-2013 Grand Vitara vehicles equipped with a manual transmission. The gear shift rear shaft on these vehicles may break, preventing the gears from being able…
- 2006 model year, air bags (campaign 13V405000, Sep 2013): Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2006-2011 Grand Vitara and 2007-2011 SX4 vehicles. In the affected vehicles, over time, the OCS sensor mat installed in the front passenger seat may …
- 2009 model year, electrical system (campaign 11V055000, Jan 2011): SUZUKI IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009-2010 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 4-CYLINDER ENGINES; MODEL YEAR 2011 SUZUKI GRAND VITARA MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES PRODUCED PRIOR TO…
What a Suzuki Grand Vitara is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk Grand Vitara on four things: its weight at today's scrap steel price (the floor), the parts still on it that can be resold, whether it starts and drives, and how far they have to tow it. None of those come from a complaint database, so use this page to describe the car accurately and our junk car value guide to work out a ceiling for the metal. Then get more than one offer.
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Questions people ask
- What is a junk Suzuki Grand Vitara worth?
- What a yard can recover: the car's weight at the current scrap steel price, plus parts it can resell (the catalytic converter, engine, transmission and wheels if they're good), minus towing and processing. The same Grand Vitara gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Suzuki Grand Vitara that doesn't run?
- Yes. Junkyards and junk car buyers take cars that don't start, and most arrange the tow. Tell them honestly whether it starts, whether the engine and transmission are still in it, and whether the catalytic converter is on; those are what change the price.
- Should I fix an open recall before selling a Suzuki Grand Vitara?
- Recall repairs are free at a franchised dealer for as long as the car exists. If the car is going for scrap, the repair won't change the scrap price. If a buyer might resell it or pull parts, a completed recall can help. Check your VIN at NHTSA's recall lookup first.
- Where do these Suzuki Grand Vitara numbers come from?
- From the complaint and recall data NHTSA publishes for every make and model, counted by model year on 2026-10-12. A complaint is an owner's report, not a confirmed defect, and the count rises with how many of the model were sold.