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Suzuki

ジムニーシエラ: common problems

Pick a symptom to see what to suspect first, how to tell, and typical repair cost.

Pick a model code / engine to switch the weak points, cases and common failures below.

Illustration for reference

By symptom

No reviewed cases for this model yet.

Most common failures on this model (by part)

Share of the 11 repair cases we collected in which each part was the cause or was replaced. This is not a failure rate per vehicle on the road.

  • Clutch3 cases 27%
    Main symptom: Oil leak / seepagetypically around 30,000 km
  • Axle shaft2 cases 18%
    Main symptom: Oil leak / seepage
  • Alternator1 cases 9%
    Main symptom: Squealing (belt)
  • Ball joint1 cases 9%
    Main symptom: Vibration while driving
  • Brake caliper1 cases 9%
    Main symptom: Rattling from underneath
  • Brake fluid1 cases 9%
    Main symptom: Rattling / clattering from the engine
  • Brake shoes (drum)1 cases 9%
    Main symptom: Rattling / clattering from the engine
  • Crank / cam seal1 cases 9%
    Main symptom: Rattling / clattering from the engine
  • Differential1 cases 9%
    Main symptom: Noise from underneath
  • Wheel hub bearing1 cases 9%
    Main symptom: Rattling / clattering from the engine

What fails inspection at this mileage (UK data)

Failure rates by mileage from the UK MOT open data.

JB33・JB43 前期　G13BB

0〜5万km506 testedBrake caliper 7.3%フロントガラス 2.6%Catalytic converter 2.2%
5〜10万km1,659 testedBrake caliper 6.1%Catalytic converter 4.2%フロントガラス 2.3%
10〜15万km2,261 testedCatalytic converter 7.5%Brake caliper 7.5%Airbag 6.3%
15〜20万km1,241 testedCatalytic converter 12.8%Brake caliper 9.0%Airbag 8.8%
20〜25万km295 testedCatalytic converter 13.2%フロントガラス 9.5%Brake caliper 9.2%

JB43　M13A

0〜5万km3,454 testedコイルスプリング 5.8%Brake caliper 2.0%Body panel 1.9%
5〜10万km6,070 testedBody panel 9.5%Brake caliper 4.8%フロントガラス 2.1%
10〜15万km6,828 testedBrake caliper 8.9%Airbag 6.3%brake_pipe 5.5%
15〜20万km3,927 testedBrake caliper 9.8%Airbag 8.0%Catalytic converter 6.5%
20〜25万km1,112 testedBrake caliper 10.2%Airbag 9.1%Catalytic converter 8.0%
25〜30万km187 testedBrake caliper 15.0%フロントガラス 10.2%Catalytic converter 7.0%

JB74　K15B

0〜5万km1,977 testedフロントガラス 1.9%Brake caliper 0.5%Brake disc (rotor) 0.3%
5〜10万km348 testedフロントガラス 3.7%空気圧センサー 0.6%Airbag 0.6%

Corrosion and consumables excluded. Source: DVSA (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Japanese inspection (shaken) cost for this modelOn our sister site shakendai.com (Japanese)