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Suzuki SAMURAI at salvage auctions

Copart 1988 Suzuki SAMURAI JS4JC51C4J4216524 Front End70,602 mi upcoming

Suzuki SAMURAI: model passport

Everything our database knows about the Suzuki SAMURAI: salvage auction lots, owner complaints to NHTSA, recalls, crash-test stars and real sale prices.

At salvage auctions

Cars1
Median retail value$6,000
Median repair cost, % of value104%
Primary damage
  1. Front End 1 100%
Yard state
  1. WV1 100%

Median is the middle: half the cars are below it, half above. Retail value (Copart's Est. Retail Value) and repair cost are the auction's estimates, not sale prices. Odometer median counts only readings marked actual.

Owner complaints to NHTSA

51 complaints about the Suzuki SAMURAI (all model years) sent by owners to the US road safety regulator.

Complaints51
With a crash16
With a fire1
Injured17
Deaths1
What fails: complaints by system
  1. Seats and seat belts 19 37%
  2. Suspension 8 16%
  3. Wheels and tires 7 14%
  4. Body and structure 5 10%
  5. Steering 4 8%
  6. Engine and cooling 3 6%
  7. Electrical system 1 2%
  8. Brakes 1 2%
  9. Visibility, wipers, sunroof 1 2%
  10. Transmission and drivetrain 1 2%
Complaints by model year
1990
6
1995
1998

Recalls

1 recall campaigns for the Suzuki SAMURAI.

Recall campaigns by model year
11990
11991

Sources: our Copart lot database; NHTSA owner complaints, recalls and NCAP; open sale records of US cities and the US Treasury. Complaints are reports from owners, not confirmed defects; more popular models get more of them. Median: half are below, half above.