Jimny Transmission, Identified Before It Ships
New, aftermarket and good used transmission for the Jimny, checked before anything is packed — always Suzuki Jimny used spares, matched to your car rather than to the badge
Used, aftermarket and reconditioned parts. Not supplied by Suzuki Auto South Africa.
Before you send the Jimny enquiry
Suzuki fields three quite different automatics locally — a conventional torque-converter automatic, a CVT, and the AMT automated manual used on the budget cars. The AMT is a manual gearbox with an actuator bolted to it, so its parts have nothing in common with either of the others despite all three being sold as "auto". Getting that wrong is the most expensive mistake on this page.
The decision in front of you is usually whether a repair, a reconditioned unit or a good used gearbox represents the best value on a car of this age. To get you a straight answer on it we need whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it.
The car
Suzuki Jimny, year of manufacture, and the derivative if you know it.
The code
VIN or registration number. A photo of the licence disc works just as well.
The problem
What has failed, or what you need replaced. A photo helps for anything cosmetic.
Jimny Transmission, component by component
Whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it will settle most of these. Pick the component and we'll confirm the rest.
Complete Gearbox/Transmission
Complete manual and automatic gearbox units for Suzuki models, tested before they leave the yard
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Differential Assembly
Complete differentials for Suzuki models, including the front and rear diffs under the ladder-frame Jimny
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Torque Converter
Torque converters for Suzuki automatic gearboxes, quoted with the box where a failure has contaminated the fluid
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Valve Body
Valve bodies and solenoid packs from Suzuki automatic gearboxes
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Transmission Pump
Oil pumps that build line pressure inside Suzuki automatic gearboxes
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Clutch Disc
Clutch friction plates for manual Suzuki models, normally quoted with the cover and release bearing as a kit
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Pressure Plate
Clutch covers and diaphragm springs for manual Suzuki gearboxes
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Flywheel
Flywheels and ring gears for Suzuki manual models, machined or replaced when the friction face is heat-scored
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Internal Clutches
Clutch packs and steel plates from inside Suzuki automatic gearboxes
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Planetary Gears
Planet carriers, sun gears and annulus rings from Suzuki automatic gearboxes
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Ring Gear
Crown wheels for Suzuki final drives, always supplied as a matched pair with the pinion
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Pinion Gear
Pinion gears and their bearings for Suzuki differentials, supplied matched to the crown wheel
View pinion gear →Matching transmission to your Jimny
The Jimny reached South Africa as the JB43, then the JB74 from 2018, with the five-door body added later, running M13A 1.3 (JB43) and K15B 1.5 (JB74). Transmission fitment splits on the generation long before it splits on trim. The Jimny is not built like the rest of the range and the parts follow. Suzuki South Africa lists the current car with recirculating-ball steering, so it has a steering box, a drag link and a pitman arm rather than a rack and two tie rod ends — order rack parts for one and nothing will fit. Its spec sheet also lists a 3-link rigid axle with coil springs at both ends and, at the back, drums rather than discs. Add the fact that a great many have been lifted or re-shod, and standard-height suspension is the wrong answer more often than it is the right one, so tell us what has been changed. Find your derivative below, then send the code from the VIN plate with your enquiry.
- Suzuki Jimny 1.3 (JB43)
- Suzuki Jimny 1.5 GA (JB74)
- Suzuki Jimny 1.5 GLX (JB74)
- Suzuki Jimny 1.5 GLX 5-door
Not sure which derivative you own? Send the VIN with your enquiry and we'll confirm compatibility before anything is dispatched.
What a parts desk needs to hear about your Jimny
What shifts across the years
There is no single Jimny for parts purposes — the JB43, then the JB74 from 2018, with the five-door body added later have all been sold here.
The Jimny is not built like the rest of the range and the parts follow. Suzuki South Africa lists the current car with recirculating-ball steering, so it has a steering box, a drag link and a pitman arm rather than a rack and two tie rod ends — order rack parts for one and nothing will fit. Its spec sheet also lists a 3-link rigid axle with coil springs at both ends and, at the back, drums rather than discs. Add the fact that a great many have been lifted or re-shod, and standard-height suspension is the wrong answer more often than it is the right one, so tell us what has been changed.
Useful to know: the Jimnythe K15B in the JB74 is the same engine Suzuki uses across its 1.5 range here, so engine-side sourcing reaches well beyond Jimnys.
What we check on transmission
- •The generation code — the Jimny parts list splits on it
- •Which engine you have; this one was sold with M13A 1.3 (JB43) and K15B 1.5 (JB74)
- •Whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it
- •Where the car sits either side of its facelift
Locally, the Jimny is mostly genuinely used off-road here rather than posed in — farm tracks, gravel passes and long dirt approaches, which loads suspension, driveline and underbody parts far harder than the mileage suggests. That is the wear pattern we source against, and it is why we ask what the car does rather than only what it is.
Before you order Jimny transmission
Does transmission fitment change across Jimny generations?
More than people expect. The Jimny covers the JB43, then the JB74 from 2018, with the five-door body added later here, and the Jimny is not built like the rest of the range and the parts follow. Suzuki South Africa lists the current car with recirculating-ball steering, so it has a steering box, a drag link and a pitman arm rather than a rack and two tie rod ends — order rack parts for one and nothing will fit. Its spec sheet also lists a 3-link rigid axle with coil springs at both ends and, at the back, drums rather than discs. Add the fact that a great many have been lifted or re-shod, and standard-height suspension is the wrong answer more often than it is the right one, so tell us what has been changed. That is the single biggest factor in getting transmission right first time.
Which Jimny engines were sold here, and does it affect transmission?
M13A 1.3 (JB43) and K15B 1.5 (JB74). Transmission fitment often follows the engine family rather than the nameplate, so the code on the block is worth reading before you order.
Could transmission from another model fit my Jimny?
It can. The K15B in the JB74 is the same engine Suzuki uses across its 1.5 range here, so engine-side sourcing reaches well beyond Jimnys. That gives us somewhere else to look when transmission is slow to turn up under the Jimny name, though we still confirm the match against your VIN first.
More general transmission questions, plus the part explainer and outside reading, are on the Transmission page for the whole Suzuki range .
Elsewhere on the Jimny
Need transmission for your Jimny?
Send us whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it and we'll confirm the right transmission for your Jimny before we quote a price.