2001 Hyundai Tiburon: Reliability Data

69
Total Complaints
47,000mi
Median Mileage
Frontal
Top Issue
9
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

2,875 25th Percentile
47,000 Median Mileage
71,125 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Frontal
6
Automatic Transmission
6
Equipment
4
Webbing
3
Seat Belts
3
Wheel Bearing
3
Wheels
2
Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
2
Air Bags
2
12V/24V/48V Battery
2

Severity Assessment

9
Crashes
1
Fires
10
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"I WAS STOPPED IN THE PASSING LANE AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE ON ROUTE 95 IN RI. THE VEHICLE IN BACK OF ME FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE RECLINING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN ME BEING THROWN INTO THE BACK SEAT CAUSING A BACK INJURY. THE IMPACT ..."
"I WAS STOPPED IN THE PASSING LANE AT A CONSTRUCTION SITE ON ROUTE 95 IN RI. THE VEHICLE IN BACK OF ME FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF MY VEHICLE. THE RECLINING MECHANISM ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT FAILED WHICH RESULTED IN ME BEING THROWN INTO THE BACK SEAT CAUSING A BACK INJURY. THE IMPACT ..."
"WHILE TRAVELING AT 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CROSSED IN FRONT OF DRIVER'S PATH AT 40 MPH, HITTING DRIVER ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. IT WENT INTO A SPIN AND JUMPED A CURB, CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK *YH"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

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.

Frontal 6 complaints
Median: 63,000 mi
Automatic Transmission 6 complaints
25th: 1,350 mi Median: 35,850 mi 75th: 74,750 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

OH: 10 FL: 10 IN: 6 MD: 6 RI: 4 AR: 4 MA: 3 PA: 3 WV: 3 NV: 2

Who Files Complaints?

36.2%
Original Owners
63.8%
Second+ Owners

Hyundai Tiburon — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1997606
1998464
1999506
20007612
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