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Reliability
Hyundai

Tiburon

Sports Car
3 Generations
7 Engines
672 Total Complaints
Generations by reliability score
2 above the class average1 below average

Generation Timeline

2000 2000
2 engines
58 complaints
7.8/10
→
2001 2001
2 engines
36 complaints 1 fire report
9.0/10
→
2003-2008 2nd
3 engines
578 complaints 8 fire reports 3 deaths reported
2.8/10
→

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