2004 Suzuki Verona: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 245 complaints
245
Total Complaints
6,007mi
Median Mileage
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Top Issue
10
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

1,000 25th Percentile
6,007 Median Mileage
55,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
43
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
31
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
16
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
15
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
10
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
8
ENGINE
8
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL
6
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER
6
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
6

Severity Assessment

10
Crashes
3
Fires
6
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I BOUGHT A 2004 SUZUKI VERONA 4 DR SEDAN ON 19 OCT 2003 AND THEY CALLED ME ON THE 22 OF OCT 2003 TELLING ME NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AND RETURN IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF A AIR BAG PROBLEM. I TOOK IT BACK TO THEM ON THE 23 OF OCT AND THEY STLL HAVE MY CAR AND HAVEN'T RECEIVED A FIX FOR IT YET FRO..."
"PURCHASED A 2004 VERONA ON 10/01/2003 AND THIS IS MY FOURTH TRIP BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF ROUGH IDLE, HESITATION AND THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. VEHICLE HAS ALSO STALLED AND I CONSIDER A SAFETY RISK WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPS THE VEHICLE DOES ..."
"PURCHASED A 2004 VERONA ON 10/01/2003 AND THIS IS MY FOURTH TRIP BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE FOR THE SAME ISSUE OF ROUGH IDLE, HESITATION AND THICK WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. VEHICLE HAS ALSO STALLED AND I CONSIDER A SAFETY RISK WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOPS THE VEHICLE DOES ..."

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