Hummer H2 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	Hummer H2	Hyundai Tiburon
Complaints on file	429	1,057
Model years covered	2002–2009	1997–2008
Worst model year	2003	2003
Best model year	2008	1998
Crashes reported	30	136
Fires reported	13	13
Injuries reported	28	77
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Windows, Mirrors & Wipers	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	16.6%	21.9%

Hummer H2 by year

3 186 74 103 35 15 10 3

02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09

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

What breaks

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 100 23.3%

Electrical System 74 17.2%

Brakes 49 11.4%

Steering 33 7.7%

Engine & Cooling 24 5.6%

Transmission & Drivetrain 24 5.6%

Airbags 22 5.1%

Body & Structure 21 4.9%

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%