Where each one leads
Hyundai Tiburon
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2008 Hyundai Tiburon uses 10.2 l/100 km, the 1998 Nissan 240SX 10.8.
Nissan 240SX
- Against cars of the same year, the Nissan 240SX comes out better in New York safety inspections (fails 46% less often than average) than the Hyundai Tiburon (fails 34% more often than average).
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Hyundai Tiburon | Nissan 240SX | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 1996–2008 | 1983–1999 |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Hyundai Tiburon | Nissan 240SX | |
|---|---|---|
| New York safety inspections failed | 3.1% | 0.6% |
| … against cars of the same year | +34% | −46% |
| US owner complaints | 762 | 183 |
| Most complaints about | Power train | Fuel system, gasoline |
| Model year with most complaints | 2003 (328) | 1995 (60) |
| US recall campaigns | 17 | 2 |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 575 | 307 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 2 | 12 |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Hyundai Tiburon | Nissan 240SX | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 10.2 l/100 km (2008) | 10.8 l/100 km (1998) |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).