Complaints by model year
Each bar is one model year. Highlighted: 2006. The most recent years are still collecting complaints.
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026
New York safety inspections
Share of first inspections failed on safety, by model year. Older cars fail more as miles build up, so compare each year with the average car of the same year. Best against its own year: 2010.
NY DMV Vehicle Inspections, initial inspections since Aug 2021 · how we count
Year by year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 H3 | 7 | 2 |
| 2009 H3 | 69 | 2 |
| 2008 H3 | 113 | 2 |
| 2007 H3 | 238 | 2 |
| 2006 H3Most complaints | 361 | 4 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 |
A model year gets its own page when it has enough data for at least three sections
Most common problems
- Electrical system246
- Engine124
- Visibility75
- Structure75
- Visibility/wiper70
- Unknown or other68
- Air bags64
- Engine and engine cooling53
NHTSA ODI complaints, all model years
Fatal crashes in the US
From 2020 to 2023, 63 H3 vehicles were involved in crashes on US public roads in which someone died, and 24 people died inside them. These are counts, not crash rates: a model with more cars on the road shows up more often, and people killed outside the vehicle are not counted here.
| Model year | Vehicles in fatal crashes | Deaths in the vehicle |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 3 |
| 2008 | 14 | 5 |
| 2007 | 23 | 7 |
| 2006 | 19 | 9 |
NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), crash years 2020–2023 (public domain) · how we count
Fuel consumption by year
Official Canadian test results for 5 model years, best variant per year. Combined consumption ranges from 14.8–15.7 L/100 km.
| Year | Variant | City | Highway | Combined |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | H3 4WD · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 16.4 | 12.9 | 14.8 |
| 2009 | H3 4X4 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 16.4 | 12.9 | 14.8 |
| 2008 | H3 4X4 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 17.3 | 13.4 | 15.6 |
| 2007 | H3 4X4 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 17.4 | 13.5 | 15.7 |
| 2006 | H3 4X4 · Sport utility vehicle · Regular gasoline | 16.4 | 13.4 | 15.0 |
Litres per 100 km. Natural Resources Canada, Fuel consumption ratings (open.canada.ca) · Open Government Licence – Canada
In New Zealand
113 H3 cars are on the New Zealand register; 47% arrived as used imports.
| Model year | Registered | Sold new in NZ | Used imports |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 13 | 6 | 7 |
| 2009 | 25 | 10 | 13 |
| 2008 | 67 | 36 | 25 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, Motor Vehicle Register (March 2026) · CC BY 4.0
In the United Kingdom
58 H3 cars were licensed for the road at the end of 2025, by year of manufacture.
| Built | Licensed | Off the road (SORN) |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1 | — |
| 2009 | 4 | 4 |
| 2008 | 19 | 13 |
| 2007 | 20 | 9 |
| 2006 | 8 | 8 |
| 2005 | 6 | 2 |
Department for Transport and DVLA, vehicle licensing statistics (table VEH0124) · Open Government Licence v3.0
New registrations in Europe
181 new Hummer H3 cars registered in the EU, Norway and Iceland between 2010 and 2018, from the European Environment Agency's CO₂ monitoring of every new car. In 2018 the largest markets were Cyprus (1).
| Year | New cars | CO₂ g/km |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | 346 (NEDC) |
| 2011 | 21 | — |
| 2010 | 159 | — |
Averages are weighted by registrations; CO₂ is the type-approval value (NEDC until the WLTP switch). European Environment Agency, CO₂ emissions from new passenger cars · re-use permitted with acknowledgement
Recalls
4 campaigns cover the H3.
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2006-2010 Hummer H3 vehicles manufactured February 5, 2005, to May 24, 2010, and 2009-2010 Hummer H3T vehicles manufactured May 21, 2008, to May 24, 2010. In the affected vehicles, the connector module that controls the blower motor speed for the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system may overheat.
GM IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2006 THROUGH 2010 HUMMER H3 VEHICLES. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A CONDITION IN WHICH THE INTEGRAL CLIP-TABS ON THE LOUVER ON THE HOOD MAY FRACTURE, CAUSING THE HOOD LOUVER RATTLE AGAINST THE HOOD AND BECOME LOOSE. IF THIS INDICATOR IS UNNOTICED, ADDITIONAL CLIPS COULD FRACTURE AND THE HOOD LOUVER COULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE.
CERTAIN VEHICLES ORIGINALLY BUILT WITH CLOTH SEATS THAT WERE EQUIPPED WITH AN AUTOMATIC AIR BAG PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM AND LATER REUPHOLSTERED WITH AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVER KITS ARE INVOLVED. TESTING HAS INDICATED THAT THE AFTERMARKET LEATHER SEAT COVERS CAN CAUSE THE PASSENGER SENSING SYSTEM TO MALFUNCTION.
CERTAIN TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 110, "TIRE SELECTION AND RIMS." THESE VEHICLES WERE SHIPPED WITH TIRE AND LOADING INFORMATION LABELS LISTING AN INACCCURATE VEHICLE CAPACITY WEIGHT.
NHTSA recalls