Selling a junk Suzuki SX4
Any SX4 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 SX4
NHTSA has 427 owner complaints on file for the Suzuki SX4, model years 2000 to 2013, the 411th-most of the 423 models in our data. The most-reported components are air bags (193, 45%), steering (33, 8%), electrical system (31, 7%). 40 complaints involved a crash, 12 a fire, and 4 say the vehicle had to be towed. The median mileage when the problem was reported is 50,000 miles. The 2008 model year has the most complaints (140). 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 SX4 by model year
| Year | Complaints | Most reported | Crash | Fire | Recalls | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3 | Electrical system | 3 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 106 | Air bags | 4 | 4 | 2 | 60,000 |
| 2008 | 140 | Air bags | 15 | 3 | 3 | 51,416 |
| 2009 | 65 | Air bags | 6 | 2 | 3 | 41,364 |
| 2010 | 29 | Air bags | 8 | 1 | 5 | — |
| 2011 | 16 | Transmission and drivetrain | 1 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 2012 | 50 | Steering | 2 | 1 | 3 | 75,000 |
| 2013 | 18 | Transmission and drivetrain | 1 | 1 | 5 | — |
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 SX4 recalls
NHTSA lists 9 recall campaigns across these model years, most often for transmission and drivetrain (3), steering (2), air bags (1). 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.
- 2012 model year, steering (campaign 18V804000, Nov 2018): Suzuki Motor America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain 2012-2013 Suzuki SX4 vehicles. The power steering pump may seize causing a loss of steering assist.
- 2013 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 18V331000, May 2018): Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain 2013 Suzuki Kizashi and SX4 vehicles equipped with a Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). The Transmission Control Module (TCM) may fail causing a reductio…
- 2012 model year, steering (campaign 15V587000, Sep 2015): Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2012-2103 Suzuki SX4 vehicles manufactured September 3, 2011, to April 5, 2013. In the affected vehicles, insufficient clearance between the power st…
- 2010 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 14V811000, Dec 2014): Suzuki Motor of America, Inc. (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2010-2013 SX4 vehicles manufactured July 16, 2009, to November 1, 2012, and 2010-2013 Kizashi vehicles manufactured October 13, 2009, to October 31, …
- 2013 model year, transmission and drivetrain (campaign 13V572000, Nov 2013): Suzuki del Caribe (Suzuki) is recalling certain model year 2013 SX4 vehicles manufactured December 26, 2012, through February 4, 2013 and equipped with a continuously variable transmission. The bolts that fasten the driv…
What a Suzuki SX4 is worth as a junk car
Buyers price a junk SX4 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 SX4 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 SX4 gets different offers from different buyers, so compare at least two. Our value guide shows the public benchmark.
- Will a junkyard buy a Suzuki SX4 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 SX4?
- 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 SX4 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.