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Suzuki Vitara

🇯🇵 Japan ·1989–now· hatchback

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12 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. 2015 Suzuki Vitara SZ5 Rugged Allgrip 1.6: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. 2. Suzuki Vitara (2015): Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. 3. 1992-1994 Suzuki Vitara (SE416C Type2) JX softtop 02: OSX· Public domain
  4. 4. 1995 Suzuki Vitara (SE416W Type3) JX wagon (2015-06-18) 02: OSX· Public domain
  5. 5. 1998 Suzuki Vitara JX H 1.6 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  6. 6. 1998 Suzuki Vitara JX H 1.6 Rear: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  7. 7. 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara GV2000 2.0 Front: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  8. 8. 2000 Suzuki Grand Vitara GV2000 2.0 Rear: Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0
  9. 9. 2009 Suzuki Grand Vitara (JB MY09) Prestige 5-door wagon (2010-10-01): OSX· Public domain
  10. 10. 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara (JB MY09) Urban 5-door wagon (2010-10-16): OSX· Public domain
  11. 11. 2010 Suzuki Grand Vitara Limited 2 -- 05-12-2010: IFCAR· Public domain
  12. 12. 2016 Suzuki Vitara Brezza ZDi+ 1.3 YFB1S (20160821): オーバードライブ83· CC BY-SA 4.0
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Suzuki Vitara, photo 1 of 12
1/12 Vauxford· CC BY-SA 4.0

base stats

  • power 138 hptop version
  • efficiency 119 g CO₂/kmcleanest version
  • popularity 30,170 in NL#89 most common
  • price € 34.677new, 2026
  • weight 1,233 kgaverage, ready to drive

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

what the fuel types mean

  • hybrid Petrol engine + small battery that charges itself. Great for city driving.
  • petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.

spec sheet

built
1989–now
body
hatchback
engine
1.4 L–2.5 L
cylinders
4–6
turbo
no
power
74–138 hp
drive
all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
gearbox
automatic, manual
seats
5
doors
5
weight
1,233 kg
fuel use
5.2–8.7 L/100 km
CO₂
119–207 g/km
US rating
18–24 mpg
EV range
—
US size class
SUV
avg new price NL
€ 29.113

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

🇳🇱 on Dutch roads

30,170 are registered in the Netherlands today, #89 of all models. Most common build year: 2016 (3,543 cars).

19892026

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 10,535 Vitaras from 2015–2018, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:

  • 2015€ 24.631
  • 2016€ 26.423
  • 2017€ 26.902
  • 2018€ 27.825
names it's registered under (10)
  • Vitara 29,931
  • Vitara Cabrio JLX U9 124
  • Vitara Cabrio JLX 16V 32
  • Vitara Cabrio JX 21
  • Vitara Cabrio JLX 16V E2 18
  • Vitara Cabrio JLX Aut. U9 12
  • Vitara Cabrio Ja U9 10
  • Vitara Cabrio JX K6 8
  • Vitara Cabrio JLX K6 8
  • Vitara Cabrio JX U9 6

🇺🇸 US versions (56)

Every version the EPA tested, model years 1999–2004. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.

yearversionenginegearboxdrivefuelmpgL/100
2004Vitara 4 Door2.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular1813.1
2004Vitara 4 Door2.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular1813.1
2004Vitara 4 Door 4WD2.5 L 6 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1813.1
2004Vitara 4 Door 4WD2.5 L 6 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular1813.1
2003Vitara 2 Door2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2111.2
2003Vitara 2 Door2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2210.7
2003Vitara 2 Door 4WD2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular2111.2
2003Vitara 2 Door 4WD2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular2111.2
2003Vitara 4 Door2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
2003Vitara 4 Door2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2111.2
2003Vitara 4 Door 4WD2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular2111.2
2003Vitara 4 Door 4WD2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular2111.2
2002Vitara 2Door2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2111.2
2002Vitara 2Door2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2210.7
2002Vitara 2Door 4WD2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular2111.2
2002Vitara 2Door 4WD2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular2111.2
2002Vitara 4Door2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2111.2
2002Vitara 4Door2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
2002Vitara 4Door 4WD2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular2111.2
2002Vitara 4Door 4WD2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular2111.2
2001Vitara 2Door1.6 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2310.2
2001Vitara 2Door1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2310.2
2001Vitara 2Door2.0 L 4 cylAutomatic 4-spdRWDRegular2111.2
2001Vitara 2Door2.0 L 4 cylManual 5-spdRWDRegular2111.2
2001Vitara 2Door 4WD1.6 L 4 cylManual 5-spd4-Wheel or AWDRegular2310.2

Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.

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