2005 Hummer H2: Reliability Data

103
Total Complaints
71,800mi
Median Mileage
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Top Issue
3
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

47,250 25th Percentile
71,800 Median Mileage
111,400 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
23
AIR BAGS
11
SERVICE BRAKES
6
STEERING
5
VISIBILITY
5
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
5
VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
4
VISIBILITY/WIPER
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
4

Severity Assessment

3
Crashes
2
Fires
4
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"VEHICLE HAD A BENT RIM THAT CAME DIRECTLY FROM THE MANUFACTURER. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT BECAUSE THE RIM WAS BENT IT WAS CAUSING THE TIRE TO GO FLAT. CONSUMER LEFT THE VEHICLE AT THE DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT TAKING R..."
"2005 H2, PURCHASED 10/2004 THERE IS A NOISE THAT CANNOT BE LOCATED AND REPAIRED. SEWELL CADILLAC, DALLAS, TEXAS REPLACED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL (IT HAD METAL SHAVINGS IN IT), REPLACED REAR SPRINGS OBSERVING THEY WERE OVER EXTENDED, BUBBLED AND WARPED. THE CAR IN TWO SEPARATE REPAIR TICKETS HAS BE..."
"2005 AM GENERAL HUMMER H2 BRAKES GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR ON A PANIC STOP. THIS PROVIDES NO FEEDBACK FOR THE HUMAN-MACHINE INTERFACE. THIS IS CONTRARY TO ACCEPTED VEHICLE BRAKE DESIGN PRACTICE AND MAY CAUSE A DRIVER TO PANIC."

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.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 23 complaints
25th: 41,280 mi Median: 50,000 mi 75th: 111,400 mi
AIR BAGS 11 complaints
25th: 76,412 mi Median: 105,000 mi 75th: 117,765 mi
SERVICE BRAKES 6 complaints
25th: 75,066 mi Median: 80,733 mi 75th: 118,000 mi
STEERING 5 complaints
25th: 34,000 mi Median: 88,500 mi 75th: 165,000 mi
VISIBILITY 5 complaints
25th: 40,135 mi Median: 43,000 mi 75th: 63,211 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

CA: 14 VA: 8 OH: 7 NY: 7 TX: 7 LA: 5 FL: 5 GA: 5 SC: 4 NC: 4

Who Files Complaints?

7.8%
Original Owners
92.2%
Second+ Owners

Hummer H2 — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
200318615
2004748
2006354

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