Chevrolet C/K Pickups vs Hyundai Tiburon

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	Chevrolet C/K Pickups	Hyundai Tiburon
Complaints on file	432	1,057
Model years covered	1990–2002	1997–2008
Worst model year	1998	2003
Best model year	1993	1998
Crashes reported	20	136
Fires reported	6	13
Injuries reported	12	77
Deaths reported	3	5
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	9.5%	21.9%

Chevrolet C/K Pickups by year

1 7 7 12 60 23 24 85 88 43 40 28 14

90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 129 29.9%

Brakes 104 24.1%

Steering 36 8.3%

Body & Structure 26 6.0%

Engine & Cooling 22 5.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 21 4.9%

Transmission & Drivetrain 13 3.0%

Electrical System 11 2.5%

Hyundai Tiburon by year

60 46 50 76 69 3 429 108 58 81 49 28

97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Transmission & Drivetrain 326 30.8%

Airbags 162 15.3%

Electrical System 75 7.1%

Seat Belts 74 7.0%

Engine & Cooling 45 4.3%

Brakes 43 4.1%

Lights 41 3.9%

Fuel & Propulsion 39 3.7%