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Vitara just keeps on running – after more than 436,000 miles!

15th May 2026

Suzuki tells us... (All words and photographs from Suzuki). As yet another example of the renowned and much awarded reliability of the Suzuki range of cars, a customer of dealer Hilton Suzuki Bedford has just completed an incredible 436,500 miles in his Vitara SZ-T with 1.6-litre petrol engine - and in less than 10 years. Purchased new in 2017, the owner has had the car correctly dealer … [Read more...]

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