Hyundai TiburonYears to avoid, problems & recalls

Based on 762 NHTSA owner complaints across 12 model years, the Hyundai Tiburon years to avoid are 2003, and the strongest years are 1997, 1998, 1999 and 2001. The Tiburon has 17 safety recalls on record.

Years to avoid'03Use caution: 2004 Best years'97 '98 '99 '01Fewest complaints for their age Owner complaints762Top: Power train Safety recalls171997–2008 model years

Source: NHTSA complaints, recalls, investigations and manufacturer recall reports. Updated daily. How we score years. Photo: Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Best & worst years

Hyundai Tiburon years to avoid

Complaints by model year, colored by the CarFlaw verdict: complaints weighted for crashes, fires and injuries, adjusted for years on the road and compared with the Tiburon median. Tap a year for its full report.

36 26 26 58 36 2 32882 43 64 42 19

'97'98'99'00'01'02'03'04'05'06'07'08

Avoid
Caution
Solid
Best
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2008Not rated–/10019 complaints · 1 recall 2007Solid50/10042 complaints · 1 recall 2006Solid45/10064 complaints · 1 recall 2005Solid50/10043 complaints · 1 recall 2004Caution37/10082 complaints · 0 recalls 2003Avoid14/100328 complaints · 9 recalls 2002Not rated–/1002 complaints · 4 recalls 2001Solid54/10036 complaints · 1 recall 2000Solid43/10058 complaints · 1 recall 1999Solid61/10026 complaints · 3 recalls 1998Best67/10026 complaints · 1 recall 1997Solid58/10036 complaints · 4 recalls

Complaints by system

Most common Hyundai Tiburon problems

All model years combined: 762 complaints grouped by the system owners reported.

314Power train6 crash/fire/injury

161Air bags82 crash/fire/injury

70Seat belts2 crash/fire/injury

70Electrical system8 crash/fire/injury

37Exterior lighting

35Visibility

32Tires

32Engine and engine cooling

31Suspension

20716 other systems37 crash/fire/injury

Box size = number of complaints naming that system. Darker = larger share. One complaint can name more than one system.

Complaints by system
System	Complaints	Crash, fire or injury
Power train	314	6
Air bags	161	82
Seat belts	70	2
Electrical system	70	8
Exterior lighting	37	2
Visibility	35	2
Tires	32	5
Engine and engine cooling	32	2
Suspension	31	4
16 other systems	207	37

17 recalls

Hyundai Tiburon recalls

Newest first. The ring shows the share of affected vehicles repaired, from the manufacturer's latest report to NHTSA.

Brake lights: switch13V-113 · 2006–2008 · Apr 1, 2013 · 1,712,336 vehicles Front: control arm09V-125 · 2003 · Apr 16, 2009 · 160,904 vehicles Linkages: tie rod assembly05V-187 · 2005 · Apr 28, 2005 · 277 vehicles Fuel system, gasoline: storage04V-369 · 2002–2003 · Jul 26, 2004 · 919 vehicles Storage: tank assembly04V-178 · 2002–2003 · Apr 9, 2004 · 263,968 vehicles Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings03V-496 · 2002–2003 · Dec 3, 2003 · 1,993 vehicles Air bags: frontal03V-321 · 2003 · Aug 26, 2003 · 49 vehicles Front: buckle assembly03V-290 · 2003 · Aug 5, 2003 · 36 vehicles Foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings03V-257 · 2002–2003 · Jul 22, 2003 · 312,292 vehicles Front: buckle assembly02V-290 · 2003 · Nov 5, 2002 · 7,382 vehicles Unknown or other02V-044 · 2003 · Feb 8, 2002 · 1,174 vehicles Front: webbing01V-345 · 1997–2001 · Nov 6, 2001 · 42,782 vehicles

Showing the 12 newest of 17 recalls. Each model-year page lists all recalls for that year.

1 investigation

NHTSA investigations of the Tiburon

Feb 2, 2000
FUEL CAP REPLACEMENT CAMPAIGN 36SQ00003 · 1997–1998 · still open
Led to recall 00V-095