Reliability & cost of ownership
Ditch Witch S4S Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Ditch Witch S4S? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Ditch Witch S4S problems by model year
13 recall entries and 0 owner complaints on file across 13 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2019 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2018 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2017 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2016 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2015 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2014 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2013 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2012 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2011 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2010 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2009 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |
| 2008 S4S | 1 | 0 | No NCAP test | Recalls & complaints → |