Vehicle report
1986 ISUZU TROOPER
This model year
What the record shows
The 1986 Isuzu Trooper is a special purpose vehicle, and the 3rd model year of a nameplate NHTSA records from 1984 to 2002.
The EPA rated three configurations: engines from 2.2-litre four-cylinder to 2.3-litre four-cylinder, 4-wheel or all-wheel drive only, a single transmission, Manual 5-spd and running on diesel and regular gasoline.
Combined fuel economy ranges from 17 to 25 mpg depending on which one you have.
The federal record holds 18 owner complaints and 3 service bulletins for it.
Counts are reports, not rates. A complaint is something an owner chose to file; it is unverified and unadjusted for how many of these cars were sold, so the useful comparison is against other model years of the same car. Recalls and investigations carry more weight because a manufacturer or regulator acted on them.
Reading this report
Complaint counts are reports filed with NHTSA, not failure rates. A common model collects more of them than a rare one that breaks more often.