FaultScore

Suzuki SX4 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 Suzuki SX4 Hyundai Tiburon
Complaints on file 427 1,057
Model years covered 2000–2013 1997–2008
Worst model year 2008 2003
Best model year 2011 1998
Crashes reported 40 136
Fires reported 12 13
Injuries reported 30 77
Deaths reported 0 5
Most complained-about part Airbags Transmission & Drivetrain
Share of complaints involving harm 19.2% 21.9%

Suzuki SX4 by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 193 45.2%
Steering 33 7.7%
Transmission & Drivetrain 22 5.2%
Seat Belts 19 4.4%
Seats 19 4.4%
Body & Structure 11 2.6%

Hyundai Tiburon by year

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

What breaks

Airbags 162 15.3%
Seat Belts 74 7.0%
Brakes 43 4.1%
Lights 41 3.9%