Hyundai Tiburon

The 2008 Tiburon in brief

The 2008 Hyundai Tiburon is a subcompact car offered with 2 engines (2.0L 4-cyl and 2.7L 6-cyl) and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 173 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 100-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,899 lb (2dr Hatch FWD Gs).

EPA rates its most efficient version at 23 MPG combined (20 city / 28 highway), 9% better than the 2008 subcompact car average of 21.1 MPG, for an estimated $2,900 a year in fuel.

It has 1 recall campaign on file and owners have filed 11 complaints with NHTSA since 2015, most often about the air bags.

The Hyundai Tiburon has 4 model years in our data, from 2005 to 2008.

Its most efficient year was 2008 at 23 MPG combined; across all years the best version ranged from 23 to 23 MPG.

Owners most often report problems with the air bags (13), power train (8), unknown or other (5).

2008 has the most recalls (1); all years together count 1 campaigns and 32 owner complaints.

How the 2005 Tiburon compares

The 2005 Hyundai Tiburon is a subcompact car offered with 2 engines (2.0L 4-cyl and 2.7L 6-cyl) and front-wheel drive.

It measures about 173 inches long and 69 inches wide on a 100-inch wheelbase, with a curb weight of roughly 2,822 lb (2dr Hatch FWD / Se).