Suzuki's can be very reliable if properly maintained. Our 04 Cultus VXR, bought brand new, has never overheated. It has mostly been used on GT road and motorways.
On the other hand, our 03 VTi, bought at 80k km has:
-overheated twice; head gasket blew the first time, and t-stat failed the second time
-leaked most of its oil at once; this happened in the middle of a journey from Islamabad to Karachi
-A/C clutch failed for a couple of days, and started working for no reason
-power locks and power windows have failed multiple times
-parking lights and brake lights have failed (never happened on Cultus)
-there is a 'grrr-grrrr' sound that sometimes occurs in rain. It has never been successfuly diagnosed.
All in all, the Civic has stranded us multiple times on the road, while the Cultus has stranded us only twice; the ignition fuse blew at around 300k km, and the timing belt snapped once (it was long past its service life).
The myth of Suzuki being unreliable is just that: a myth. It mostly occurs when people don't maintain them properly. They think that "Suzuki hai, waise bhi kharab ho jani hai" and use cheap and incorrect fixes.