2007 Hyundai Tiburon: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 49 complaints
49
Total Complaints
47,742mi
Median Mileage
POWER TRAIN
Top Issue
12
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

25,756 25th Percentile
47,742 Median Mileage
83,500 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

POWER TRAIN
12
AIR BAGS
8
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
5
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
3
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
3
TIRES
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
2
STRUCTURE:BODY
2
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
2
VISIBILITY
1

Severity Assessment

12
Crashes
0
Fires
7
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"AIR BAG MALFUNCTION 2007 HYUNDAI FULL DETAILS AT WWW.SIMPLYCHRISTIAN.NET. *JB"
"IN FEBRUARY MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A HYUNDAI TIBURON. 2 WEEKS AGO MY FRIEND BOUGHT ONE ALSO. THERE IS A DANGEROUS BLIND SPOT WHEN CHANGING LANES. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN CHANGING LANES, CHECKING MIRRORS, AND EVEN LOOKING BACK YOU CANT SEE ANYTHING, AND WE HAVE FOUND OURSELVES ALMOST INVOLVED IN ..."
"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 HYUNDAI TIBURON. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DOES NOT DEPLOY UNLESS THE PASSENGER WEIGHS OVER 115 POUNDS. THE DEALER HAS NOT YET INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100."

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