Suzuki SX4 Transmission
New, aftermarket and good used transmission for the SX4, checked before anything is packed — always Suzuki SX4 replacement parts, matched to your car rather than to the badge
Used, aftermarket and reconditioned parts. Not supplied by Suzuki Auto South Africa.
What we need before we can price transmission
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 SX4, 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.
Transmission broken down
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 →Sorting the derivative out first
The SX4 reached South Africa as the SX4 hatch and sedan, sold in South Africa from the late 2000s into the mid-2010s, running M16A 1.6. Transmission fitment splits on the generation long before it splits on trim. Hatch and sedan bodies diverge from the B-pillar back, and front-drive and all-wheel-drive versions were sold side by side, so body style and driveline both have to be stated — "SX4 1.6" on its own describes several different cars. Find your derivative below, then send the code from the VIN plate with your enquiry.
- Suzuki SX4 1.6 GL
- Suzuki SX4 1.6 GLX
- Suzuki SX4 1.6 AWD
- Suzuki SX4 1.6 Sedan
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 SX4
Any transmission question for a SX4 starts in the same place: which of the SX4 hatch and sedan, sold in South Africa from the late 2000s into the mid-2010s are we dealing with?Hatch and sedan bodies diverge from the B-pillar back, and front-drive and all-wheel-drive versions were sold side by side, so body style and driveline both have to be stated — "SX4 1.6" on its own describes several different cars.
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Track down the generation code for your SX4. It is on the VIN plate, and it is on the original registration paperwork if you still have it.
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Nail down the engine. This market got M16A 1.6 in the SX4.
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Send us both, along with the transmission you need and whether the car is manual, AMT, CVT or a conventional automatic, plus which engine sits in front of it. The matching happens before we quote.
Sourcing note: the SX4the M16A 1.6 is shared with the naturally aspirated 1.6 Vitara, so a Vitara donor is worth checking for engine-side parts, which widens the net when local stock runs thin.
Locally, the SX4 is mostly entirely a used-parts proposition now, and the shared M16A is the single biggest reason engine-side requests on this model are still easy to fill. That is the wear pattern we source against, and it is why we ask what the car does rather than only what it is.
SX4 Transmission FAQs
Does transmission fitment change across SX4 generations?
More than people expect. The SX4 covers the SX4 hatch and sedan, sold in South Africa from the late 2000s into the mid-2010s here, and hatch and sedan bodies diverge from the B-pillar back, and front-drive and all-wheel-drive versions were sold side by side, so body style and driveline both have to be stated — "SX4 1.6" on its own describes several different cars. That is the single biggest factor in getting transmission right first time.
Which SX4 engines were sold here, and does it affect transmission?
M16A 1.6. 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 SX4?
Occasionally, yes — the M16A 1.6 is shared with the naturally aspirated 1.6 Vitara, so a Vitara donor is worth checking for engine-side parts. For transmission specifically we check whether the crossover actually holds before quoting, because a shared platform is a place to look rather than a guarantee.
For the general side of transmission — what it does, the symptoms of a failure, and what to look at before you buy — see the Transmission page for the whole Suzuki range .
While you're here — other SX4 parts
Let's match the transmission before you pay
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 SX4 before we quote a price.