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: 2003.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 XL-7 | 74 | 0 |
| 2007 XL-7 | 138 | 2 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Steering53
- Engine39
- Air bags36
- Electrical system30
- Fuel/propulsion system28
- Electronic stability control (esc)22
- Power train15
- Structure14
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 41 XL-7 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 30 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 11 | 10 |
| 2007 | 6 | 3 |
| 2005 | 10 | 6 |
| 2004 | 5 | 3 |
| 2003 | 9 | 8 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 3 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 12.7–12.9 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | XL7 AWD · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 15.1 | 10.2 | 12.9 |
| 2008 | XL7 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 14.5 | 10.6 | 12.7 |
| 2007 | XL7 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 14.5 | 10.6 | 12.7 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
New registrations in Europe
1 new Suzuki XL-7 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2010, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2010 the largest markets were Spain (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | — |
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 XL-7.
American Suzuki is recalling certain model year 2007 XL-7 vehicles originally sold or currently registered in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas; and manufactured June 13, 2006, through December 22, 2006. Some of these vehicles have a condition in which the plastic supply or return port on the fuel pump module may crack, which could cause a fuel leak.
CERTAIN VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 212, "WINDSHIELD MOUNTING." AN INCORRECT PRIMER MAY HAVE BEEN USED WHEN INSTALLING THE WINDSHIELD.
NHTSA recalls