2005 Hyundai Tiburon: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 58 complaints
58
Total Complaints
53,000mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Top Issue
14
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

16,900 25th Percentile
53,000 Median Mileage
70,000 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
8
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
6
AIR BAGS
5
SUSPENSION
5
EQUIPMENT
3
POWER TRAIN
3
STEERING
3
TIRES
3
ENGINE
2
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
2

Severity Assessment

14
Crashes
1
Fires
14
Injuries
3
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"PURCHASED VEHICLE ON APRIL 25, 2005. VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL FOR STEERING: GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION). CONSEQUENCE WOULD PREVENT STEERING CONTROL OF THAT FRONT WHEEL BY THE SEPARATED TIE ROD WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. RECALL WAS ISSUED ON APRIL 8, 2005 AND OWNERS WERE TO BE CALLED ..."
"MY CLIENT, LORIE KINDRAT, WAS INVOLVED IN AN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT ON OCTOBER 6, 2005. SHE WAS DRIVING A 2005 HYUNDAI TIBURON EQUIPED WITH DRIVER FRONT AND SIDE AIR BAGS. SHE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE SIDE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE SUSTAINED L..."
"I WAS FOLLOWING A HYUNDAI TIBURON AND WHEN THE REAR TURN SIGNAL CAME ON, I WAS NEARLY BLINDED BY THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT, WHICH WAS A CLEAR BULB UNDER A CLEAR LENS. THIS CAR WAS FAIRLY NEW SO I DON'T BELIEVE THESE WERE REPLACEMENT BULBS. I SUSPECT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS APPROVED WITH BULBS THAT HAD A..."

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

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