2005 Suzuki Reno: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 42 complaints
42
Total Complaints
34,285mi
Median Mileage
AIR BAGS
Top Issue
1
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

25,000 25th Percentile
34,285 Median Mileage
63,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

AIR BAGS
13
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
4
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
2
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2
TIRES
2
POWER TRAIN
2
STRUCTURE
2
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2

Severity Assessment

1
Crashes
1
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"DT: 2005 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2004 AS NEW VEHICLE. THE GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO FIX THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. UPON ..."
"DT: 2005 SUZUKI RENO. THE CONSUMER BOUGHT THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2004 AS NEW VEHICLE. THE GAS MILEAGE WAS GETTING LOWER AND LOWER. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD HER THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE TECHNOLOGY TO FIX THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. UPON ..."
"DT: 2005 SUZUKI VERONA. WHEN I PUSHING DOWN ON GAS PEDAL VEHICLE DOES NOT SPEED UP AS IT NORMALLY WOOD. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO SERVICE. THE VEHICLE. CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD GO TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP BECAUSE HE HAD RECEIVED ..."

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