Lexus LS400 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	Lexus LS400	Hyundai Tiburon
Complaints on file	424	1,057
Model years covered	1990–2001	1997–2008
Worst model year	1993	2003
Best model year	2000	1998
Crashes reported	58	136
Fires reported	8	13
Injuries reported	33	77
Deaths reported	0	5
Most complained-about part	Electrical System	Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm	23.3%	21.9%

Lexus LS400 by year

36 27 10 83 76 48 24 23 52 27 16 2

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

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

What breaks

Electrical System 131 30.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 48 11.3%

Brakes 26 6.1%

Lights 26 6.1%

Seat Belts 25 5.9%

Airbags 20 4.7%

Tires 20 4.7%

Engine & Cooling 18 4.2%

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%