Suzuki SV650

Owners filed 12 complaints across 10 model years of the Suzuki SV650. The 2001 drew the most (3); the 2005 the fewest (1).

Model years10
Complaints12
Recalls10
Fires0
Deaths0

Every Suzuki SV650 model year compared

Complaints per year
YearComplaintsRelative volumeRecallsFiresCrashesMost reportedStatus
20092
0Electrical System › Instrument Cluster/PanelRoutine
20082
0Power Train › Manual TransmissionRoutine
20060
1Routine
20051
1Electrical System › IgnitionRoutine
20040
1Routine
20030
2Routine
20021
1Engine and Engine Cooling › EngineRoutine
20013
1Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › GasolineRoutine
20003
2SuspensionRoutine
19990
1Routine

Which Suzuki SV650 years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2001 is the weakest year on record, with 3 complaints concentrated in the engine and engine cooling › engine › gasoline. It carries 1 recall.

Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.

Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.