Hyundai Tiburon - Problems, Statistics, and Analysis

Hyundai Tiburon owners have reported a total of 1,044 problems for their cars built in the 12 model years listed in the chart below. The chart shows the number of problems reported across all service years for each given model year of the Hyundai Tiburon. The 2003 Hyundai Tiburon cars have the most problems reported (422 problems).

Table 1. Total number of problems by model year for Hyundai Tiburon

Model Year	Number of Problems
2008 Tiburon	28
2007 Tiburon	50
2006 Tiburon	81
2005 Tiburon	58
2004 Tiburon	104
2003 Tiburon	422
2002 Tiburon	3
2001 Tiburon	66
2000 Tiburon	76
1999 Tiburon	50
1998 Tiburon	46
1997 Tiburon	60

🔍 Common problems of Hyundai Tiburon

The following chart shows the 22 most common problems for Hyundai Tiburon cars. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (322 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bags (162 problems).

Table 2. Common problems of Hyundai Tiburon

Problem Category	Number of Problems
Power Train	322
Air Bag	162
Electrical System	74
Seat Belt	73
Engine And Engine Cooling	45
Exterior Lighting	38
Service Brakes	36
Equipment	34
Suspension	33
Visibility	33

Tire	31
Steering	23
Structure	22
Gasoline Fuel System	21
Unknown Or Other	21
Vehicle Speed Control	21
Other Fuel System	18
Wheel	13
Latches/locks/linkage	10
Parking Brake	7
Seats	4
Electronic Stability Control	3

📉 Compare Reliability Across Model Years Using PPMY Index

It would not be fair to compare the Hyundai Tiburon of an older model year to newer model years since older vehicles have been in service longer and thus are expected to have more problems. In order to compare the reliability across Tiburon model years, we use the PPMY index which is defined as the problems reported per thousand vehicles per Year. A smaller PPMY index indicates greater reliability of the given model year cars.

PPMY = P / S / Y * 1000,

where P = total problems reported during the life of a Hyundai Tiburon model year; S = total units sold of the model year; Y = years since the debut of the model year (the age of the vehicle).

The results are shown in Table 3.

Table 3. Use PPMY Index to Compare Reliability Across Tiburon Model Years

Tiburon Model Year	Problems	Sales [1]	Vehicle Age	PPMY Index
2008	28	16,551	17	0.10
2007	50	14,191	18	0.20
2006	81	23,346	19	0.18
2005	58	15,347	20	0.19
2004	104	21,652	21	0.23
2003	422	40,403	22	0.47
2001	66	22,339	24	0.12
2000	76	16,003	25	0.19

📊 Number of Problems Reported During the First Year

Another way to measure the reliability across the model years of the Hyundai Tiburon is to use the total number of problems reported during the vehicle's first year in service, as shown in the Table 4.

Table 4. Number of problems in vehicle's; first service year

Model Year	Problems Reported
2008 Tiburon	1
2007 Tiburon	4
2006 Tiburon	20
2005 Tiburon	6
2004 Tiburon	8
2003 Tiburon	54
2001 Tiburon	10
2000 Tiburon	22
1999 Tiburon	9
1998 Tiburon	11
1997 Tiburon	6

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