"How reliable is the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon?"

"Based on 429 NHTSA complaints, the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon has a median complaint mileage of 47000 miles. The most common issue is Clutch Assembly."

"What are common problems with the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon?"

"The most frequently reported component in NHTSA complaints for the 2003 Hyundai Tiburon is Clutch Assembly, accounting for a significant portion of the 429 total complaints filed."

2003 Hyundai Tiburon: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 429 complaints

429

Total Complaints

47,000mi

Median Mileage

Clutch Assembly

Top Issue

Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

22,000 25th Percentile

47,000 Median Mileage

79,980 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Clutch Assembly

123

Air Bags

Manual Transmission

Electrical System

Frontal

Seat Belts

Buckle Assembly

Power Window Devices And Controls

Exterior Lighting

Suspension

Severity Assessment

Crashes

Fires

Injuries

Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"CONSUMER STATES HIS DAUGHTER HAD AN HEAD ON IMPACT WITH ANOTHER AUTO AND HER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER WAS TRAVELING APPROX 35 MPH. DRIVER WAS INJURIED, SHE HURT HER HEAD AND NECK. NLM"

"CAR WAS PICKED UP BY MCDEVITS TOWING AND TAKEN TO ARROW HYUNDAI. DEALER REPAIRED FUEL REGULATOR AND CLAIMS THIS WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. DT"

"HYUNDAI MADE AN ERROR IN THE INFORMATION PUBLISHED ABOUT THE ENGINE HORSEPOWER. PH"

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.

Clutch Assembly 123 complaints

25th: 18,000 mi Median: 30,000 mi 75th: 45,000 mi

Air Bags 41 complaints

25th: 29,000 mi Median: 70,000 mi 75th: 86,000 mi

Manual Transmission 33 complaints

25th: 25,000 mi Median: 36,000 mi 75th: 61,000 mi

Electrical System 28 complaints

25th: 60,125 mi Median: 87,143 mi 75th: 104,500 mi

Frontal 19 complaints

25th: 11,150 mi Median: 35,769 mi 75th: 79,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 48 NY: 33 TX: 32 FL: 29 PA: 24 OH: 22 MD: 16 NJ: 14 VA: 13 MO: 13

Who Files Complaints?

35.9%

Original Owners

64.1%

Second+ Owners

Hyundai Tiburon — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

Year	Complaints	Median Mileage	Top Issue	Crashes
1997	60	103,000	Frontal	6
1998	46	84,500	Unknown Or Other	4
1999	50	44,000	Vehicle Speed Control	6
2000	76	69,018	Headlights	12
2001	69	47,000	Frontal	9
2004	108	43,062	Clutch Assembly	12
2005	58	53,000	Clutch Assembly	14
2006	81	31,800	Manual Transmission	11
2007	49	47,742	Power Train	12
2008	28	32,000	Air Bags	4

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