Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2006.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 Aerio | 27 | 1 |
| 2005 Aerio | 22 | 1 |
| 2004 Aerio | 14 | 1 |
| 2003 Aerio | 36 | 2 |
| 2002 Aerio | 13 | 2 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Power train18
- Suspension16
- Service brakes, hydraulic16
- Tires15
- Engine and engine cooling10
- Air bags9
- Wheels6
- Vehicle speed control5
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 13 Aerio vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 3 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 1 |
| 2003 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 5 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 9.1–9.6 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Aerio · Compact · Regular gasoline | 10.6 | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 2006 | Aerio · Compact · Regular gasoline | 10.6 | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 2005 | Aerio · Compact · Regular gasoline | 10.6 | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 2004 | Aerio · Compact · Regular gasoline | 10.6 | 8.3 | 9.6 |
| 2003 | Aerio Fastback · Station wagon: Small · Regular gasoline | 10.2 | 7.8 | 9.1 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
In New Zealand
1,010 Aerio cars are on the New Zealand register; 99% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| 2006 | 118 | 0 | 117 |
| 2005 | 225 | 0 | 222 |
| 2004 | 221 | 0 | 218 |
| 2003 | 89 | 0 | 88 |
| 2002 | 103 | 0 | 103 |
| 2001 | 231 | 0 | 226 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
New registrations in Europe
2,902 new Suzuki Aerio cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2015, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2015 the largest markets were Netherlands (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1 | — |
| 2014 | 31 | — |
| 2013 | 368 | — |
| 2012 | 689 | — |
| 2011 | 933 | — |
| 2010 | 880 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
2 campaigns cover the Aerio.
ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 5-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS, DUE TO IMPROPER SHAPE OF THE CLIP, THE RETAINING CLIP THAT KEEPS THE GEAR SHIFT CABLE ATTACHED TO THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER CAN CONTACT THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER HOUSING IF EXCESSIVE LATERAL FORCE IS APPLIED WHEN SHIFTING TO FIRST GEAR.
CERTAIN PASSENGER (111 MY 2002 ESTEEM, 777 MY 2002 AERIO, 2,368 MY 2003 AERIO) AND SPORT UTILITY (324 MY 2002 GRAND VITARA, 274 MY 2003 GRAND VITARA, 684 MY 2002 GRAND VITARA XL-7, AND 781 MY 2003 GRAND VITARA XL-7) VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 212, 'WINDSHIELD MOUNTING." THE WINDSHIELD MAY NOT BE PROPERLY SECURED TO THE VEHICLE BODY DUE TO INSUFFICIENT ADHESION BETWEEN THE PAINT APPLIED DURING THE SECOND-STAGE PAINTING PROCESS AND THE PAINT APPLIED DURING FINAL-STAGE PAINTING.
NHTSA recalls