"How reliable is the 2001 Suzuki Vitara?"

"Based on 40 NHTSA complaints, the 2001 Suzuki Vitara has a median complaint mileage of 48225 miles. The most common issue is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE."

"What are common problems with the 2001 Suzuki Vitara?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2001 Suzuki Vitara is ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, accounting for a significant portion of the 40 total complaints filed."

2001 Suzuki Vitara: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 40 complaints

Total Complaints

48,225mi

Median Mileage

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

24,000 25th Percentile

48,225 Median Mileage

57,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

SUSPENSION:FRONT

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

INTERIOR LIGHTING

STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL

POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT

SUSPENSION

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE LIFTS WHEN TIGHT TURN TO LEFT OR RIGHT IS TAKEN TO THE POINT OF ROLLOVER."

"RENTAL FROM DOLLAR RENTAL, RETURNED IT TO BOSTON LOGAN AIRPORT. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM BOTTOM OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAD BLOWN AN OIL LINE, OIL DRIPPED ON HOT EXHAUST AND IGNITED. *AK"

"DRIVESHAFT CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING 35-40MPH. VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING AND ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. CONSUMER REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKED COMPLETELY OUT, CONSUMER GOT BENEATH THE VEHICLE, AND SAW THAT DRIVETRAIN WAS DISLOCATED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. SUZUKI WA..."

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28