Hyundai Tiburon by model year

1,057 owner complaints are on file with NHTSA for the Hyundai Tiburon across 12 model years. Choose a year for problems, recalls, fuel economy and crash ratings in one place.

See the best and worst years for the Hyundai Tiburon

Complaints by model year

Older model years have had longer to collect complaints, so a taller bar on an older year is not necessarily a worse year. The best and worst years page corrects for this.

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Model year	Complaints
1997	60
1998	46
1999	50
2000	76
2001	69
2002	3
2003	429
2004	108
2005	58
2006	81
2007	49
2008	28

All model years

Model year	Complaints	Most reported	Recalls	MPG
2008	28	Air bags (36%)	1	19 to 23
2007	49	Drivetrain & axles (29%)	1	19 to 23
2006	81	Drivetrain & axles (32%)	1	19 to 23
2005	58	Drivetrain & axles (21%)	1	19 to 23
2004	108	Drivetrain & axles (24%)		19 to 23
2003	429	Drivetrain & axles (32%)	9	19 to 23
2002	3		4	19 to 23
2001	69	Seat belts (13%)	1	22 to 24
2000	76	Seat belts (22%)	1	22 to 24
1999	50	Electrical system (20%)	3	22 to 23
1998	46	Engine (13%)	1	22 to 23
1997	60	Air bags (13%)	4	21 to 23