Where each one leads
Mazda Tribute
- Against cars of the same year, the Mazda Tribute comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 19% more often than average) than the Suzuki SX4 (fails 38% more often than average).
Suzuki SX4
- Fewer Suzuki SX4 cars in the Netherlands carry an illogical odometer record (1.8% against 6.8%).
- NHTSA rates the 2014 Suzuki SX4 at 4 of 5 stars, the 2011 Mazda Tribute at 3.
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2013 Suzuki SX4 uses 8.4 l/100 km, the 2011 Mazda Tribute 9.5.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Mazda Tribute | Suzuki SX4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2000–2011 | 2000–2013 |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 365,949 (2010–2022) |
| Licensed in the United Kingdom | — | 59,073 |
| On the road in the Netherlands | 255 | 27,929 |
| In traffic in Finland | — | 4,027 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Mazda Tribute | Suzuki SX4 | |
|---|---|---|
| UK MOT first-time pass rate | — | 71% |
| … against cars of the same age | — | average |
| New York safety inspections failed | 2.7% | 3.4% |
| … against cars of the same year | +19% | +38% |
| Illogical odometer records (NL) | 6.8% | 1.8% |
| US owner complaints | 2,102 | 312 |
| Most complaints about | Vehicle speed control | Air bags |
| Model year with most complaints | 2001 (563) | 2008 (101) |
| US recall campaigns | 20 | 9 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 1,352 | 53 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 29 | 5 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Safety
| Mazda Tribute | Suzuki SX4 | |
|---|---|---|
| NHTSA overall rating | 3★ (2011) | 4★ (2014) |
NHTSA New Car Assessment Program, most recent rated model year (public domain).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Mazda Tribute | Suzuki SX4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.5 l/100 km (2011) | 8.4 l/100 km (2013) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol hybrid | — | 6.4 l/100 km |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | — | 6.6 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 128 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 92 kW (123 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,333 kg |
| Dutch list price when new (median) | — | €25,697 |
| Average odometer in Finland | — | 164,000 km |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).