diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 77779e7c..edc31c43 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -467,14 +467,17 @@ module.exports = {
       // Suggestion messages
       ...((reportInfo.suggest && reportInfo.suggest.elements) || [])
         .map(suggestObjNode => {
+          if (suggestObjNode.type !== 'ObjectExpression') {
+            // Ignore non-objects (like variables or function calls).
+            return null;
+          }
           return {
             messageId: findObjectPropertyValueByKeyName(suggestObjNode, 'messageId'),
             message: findObjectPropertyValueByKeyName(suggestObjNode, 'desc'), // Note: suggestion message named `desc`
             data: findObjectPropertyValueByKeyName(suggestObjNode, 'data'),
             fix: findObjectPropertyValueByKeyName(suggestObjNode, 'fix'),
           };
-        }
-        ),
+        }).filter(item => item !== null),
     ];
   },
 
diff --git a/tests/lib/utils.js b/tests/lib/utils.js
index e4d9240e..2bc3b5cf 100644
--- a/tests/lib/utils.js
+++ b/tests/lib/utils.js
@@ -626,6 +626,7 @@ describe('utils', () => {
   describe('collectReportViolationAndSuggestionData', () => {
     const CASES = [
       {
+        // One suggestion.
         code: `
           context.report({
             node: {},
@@ -656,6 +657,68 @@ describe('utils', () => {
           },
         ],
       },
+      {
+        // Suggestions using an array variable.
+        code: `
+          context.report({
+            node: {},
+            message: "message1",
+            messageId: "messageId1",
+            data: { foo: 'hello' },
+            fix(fixer) {},
+            suggest: SUGGESTIONS
+          });
+        `,
+        shouldMatch: [
+          {
+            message: { type: 'Literal', value: 'message1' },
+            messageId: { type: 'Literal', value: 'messageId1' },
+            data: { type: 'ObjectExpression', properties: [{ key: { name: 'foo' } }] },
+            fix: { type: 'FunctionExpression' },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        // Suggestions using array item variables.
+        code: `
+          context.report({
+            node: {},
+            message: "message1",
+            messageId: "messageId1",
+            data: { foo: 'hello' },
+            fix(fixer) {},
+            suggest: [ SUGGEST_1, SUGGEST_2 ]
+          });
+        `,
+        shouldMatch: [
+          {
+            message: { type: 'Literal', value: 'message1' },
+            messageId: { type: 'Literal', value: 'messageId1' },
+            data: { type: 'ObjectExpression', properties: [{ key: { name: 'foo' } }] },
+            fix: { type: 'FunctionExpression' },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      {
+        // No suggestions.
+        code: `
+          context.report({
+            node: {},
+            message: "message1",
+            messageId: "messageId1",
+            data: { foo: 'hello' },
+            fix(fixer) {},
+          });
+        `,
+        shouldMatch: [
+          {
+            message: { type: 'Literal', value: 'message1' },
+            messageId: { type: 'Literal', value: 'messageId1' },
+            data: { type: 'ObjectExpression', properties: [{ key: { name: 'foo' } }] },
+            fix: { type: 'FunctionExpression' },
+          },
+        ],
+      },
     ];
 
     it('behaves correctly', () => {