2008 Hyundai Tiburon: Reliability Data

28
Total Complaints
32,000mi
Median Mileage
Air Bags
Top Issue
4
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

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

22,125 25th Percentile
32,000 Median Mileage
120,598 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

Air Bags
10
Seat Belts
4
Unknown Or Other
2
Electronic Stability Control (Esc)
2
Exterior Lighting
1
Electrical System
1
Manual Transmission
1
Service Brakes, Electric
1
Tires
1
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly
1

Severity Assessment

4
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 HYUNDAI TIBURON. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT..."
"MOISTURE IS CONDENSING ON THE INSIDE OF VEHICLE HEADLAMP AND TAIL LAMP HOUSINGS. THIS OCCURRED WITHIN A DAY OF TAKING DELIVERY OF THE (BRAND NEW) VEHICLE. CONTACTED LOCAL HYUNDAI SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS. THEY HAVE NOTED THIS SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER LIKE MODEL/YEAR VEHICLES. HYUND..."
"DRIVER'S SEATBELT. THE SEATBELT WILL NOT STAY IN THE RED CLASP OF MY 2008 TIBURON, HYUNDAI. *TR"

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.

Air Bags 10 complaints
25th: 30,000 mi Median: 32,000 mi 75th: 85,000 mi
Seat Belts 4 complaints
Median: 63,000 mi

Where Are Complaints Coming From?

Top states by complaint count.

TX: 8 MD: 4 DE: 3 VA: 2 IL: 2 CA: 2 TN: 2 AZ: 2 GA: 1 OK: 1

Hyundai Tiburon — Other Years

See how this model compares across different model years.

YearComplaintsCrashes
1997606
1998464
1999506
20007612
2001699
200342944
200410812
20055814
20068111
20074912

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