FaultScore

Worst years for a Hummer H3

Owners have filed 1,064 complaints about the Hummer H3 with NHTSA across model years 2003 to 2010. More of them are about the electrical system than anything else.

Avoid

2006 Hummer H3

471 complaints — the highest FaultScore of any year, mostly electrical system.

Cleanest on record

2008 Hummer H3

154 complaints — the lowest FaultScore of the graded years.

Every Hummer H3 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2010 8 0 1 60,000 Electrical System
2009 B 95 2 6 74,100 Electrical System
2008 B 154 4 8 78,000 Electrical System
2007 D 332 21 24 84,278 Electrical System
2006 D 471 11 34 80,000 Electrical System
2003 4 0 0 Electrical System

What breaks on a Hummer H3

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Electrical System 247 23.2%

Worst in 2006

Engine & Cooling 177 16.6%

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Airbags 64 6.0%

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Suspension 42 3.9%

Worst in 2006

Brakes 38 3.6%

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Steering 22 2.1%

Worst in 2006

Equipment & Accessories 17 1.6%

Worst in 2007

Acceleration & Cruise Control 13 1.2%

Worst in 2006

Exactly what failed on a Hummer H3

The named sub-assemblies behind those complaints, across every model year.

Body 36 25.9%
Fan/Motor 17 12.2%
Defroster/Defogger/Hvac System 16 11.5%
Sun/Moon Roof Assembly 14 10.1%
Side/Window 13 9.4%
AIR Conditioner 13 9.4%
Hood 13 9.4%
Engine 7 5.0%
Latch 5 3.6%
Pedals AND Linkages 5 3.6%

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every Hummer H3, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Nov 2005 peak 34 Jul 2026

Hummer H3 problems by state

Where owners filed from. Heavier states are usually just bigger markets, but a part that fails in heat or salt shows up here first.

Compare the Hummer H3

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.