1999 Hyundai Tiburon: Reliability Data

50
Total Complaints
44,000mi
Median Mileage
Vehicle Speed Control
Top Issue
6
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

12,000 25th Percentile
44,000 Median Mileage
96,250 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Vehicle Speed Control
5
Automatic Transmission
5
Electrical System
4
Retractor
3
Frontal
3
Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
2
Tires
2
Module
2
12V/24V/48V Battery
2
Radio/Tape Deck/Cd Etc.
2

Severity Assessment

6
Crashes
0
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

When Were Complaints Filed?

Number of complaints by the year the issue occurred.

When Does Each Component Fail?

Median mileage at complaint for top components.

Automatic Transmission 5 complaints
Median: 98,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 10 GA: 7 NY: 6 FL: 5 CT: 3 IN: 3 IL: 3 NJ: 2 TX: 2 IA: 2

Who Files Complaints?

80%
Original Owners
20%
Second+ Owners

Hyundai Tiburon — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1997606
1998464
20007612
2001699
200342944
200410812
20055814
20068111
20074912
2008284

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28