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Suzuki Alto

🇯🇵 Japan ·1981–2015· hatchback

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Suzuki ALTO L Upgrade Package 2WD (3BA-HA37S-ABLE-P) front: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. 1984 Suzuki Alto Automatic: Niels de Wit from Lunteren, The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  3. 3. 1987 Suzuki Alto GL (8265927527): free photos & art· CC BY 2.0
  4. 4. 1991 Suzuki Alto GL (51873988794): Joost J. Bakker IJmuiden from The Netherlands· CC BY 2.0
  5. 5. 1991 Suzuki Alto Hustle "Works" in New Canaan, interior: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. 1994-1997 Suzuki Alto: TTTNIS· Public domain
  7. 7. 1994-1997 Suzuki Alto rear: TTTNIS· Public domain
  8. 8. 1997-1998 Suzuki Alto Lepo rear: TTTNIS· Public domain
  9. 9. 1997 Suzuki Alto 01: Mytho88· CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. 10. 2004-2006 Suzuki Alto HA24S: TTTNIS· Public domain
  11. 11. 2004-2006 Suzuki Alto rear: TTTNIS· Public domain
  12. 12. 2013 Suzuki Alto VP 5-dr in Superior White (HA25V), front right2: Mr.choppers· CC BY-SA 3.0
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Suzuki Alto, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Tokumeigakarinoaoshima· CC BY-SA 4.0

base stats

  • power 67 hptop version
  • efficiency 99 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 48,523 in NL#56 most common
  • price € 10.049new, 2015
  • weight 919 kgaverage, ready to drive

Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.

what the fuel types mean

  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1981–2015
body
hatchback
engine
0.8 L–1.0 L
cylinders
—
turbo
—
power
34–67 hp
drive
—
gearbox
—
seats
4
doors
4
weight
919 kg
fuel use
4.3–7.2 L/100 km
CO₂
99–171 g/km
US rating
—
EV range
—
US size class
—
avg new price NL
€ 9.380

Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

48,523 are registered in the Netherlands today, #56 of all models. Most common build year: 2010 (10,378 cars).

19812015

Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).

secondhand shopping hint

Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 40,910 Altos from 2006–2015, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

  • 2010€ 9.397
  • 2011€ 9.340
  • 2012€ 9.371
  • 2013€ 9.915
  • 2014€ 9.983
  • 2015€ 10.049
names it's registered under (17)
  • Alto 47,764
  • Alto Automatic 116
  • Alto GL S6 105
  • Alto GL Automatic S6 86
  • Alto GLX Automatic S9 80
  • Alto 1.0 54
  • Alto GL Automatic S9 47
  • Alto 1.0 Automatic 45
  • Alto GL S9 44
  • Alto GLX S9 43
  • Alto 1.0 GL 3-Deurs 41
  • Alto 1.0 Ga 30
  • Alto S6 21
  • Alto GLS N9 20
  • Alto E 12
  • Alto 1.0 GL 9
  • Alto Max 6

Sources: RDW open data.Updated 2026-10-24.

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