Hyundai Xg350 Reliability by Year

Based on 2M+ real complaints filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

364 NHTSA complaints (2001–2006).Complaint rate: 4089.9 per 1,000 vehicles.

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Should I buy a Hyundai Xg350?

Quick answer from 364 NHTSA complaints · 2001–2006

Hyundai Xg350 reliability depends heavily on the model year.

Most common Hyundai Xg350 problem: Airbags89 complaints (7.9% crash-involvement rate).

Keep scrolling for year-by-year complaint trends, recall campaigns, and component breakdowns — or click any year above for a full report.

Severity Score
83370.8
Complaints
364
Crash Rate
14.0%
Fire Rate
1.9%
Injuries
19
Fatalities

Which Years to Buy & Avoid

Years auto-clustered by complaint volume relative to this model's median.

Rankings based on raw NHTSA complaint counts. Sales volume data not yet available for this model.

Bottom line: Avoid the 2005 Hyundai Xg350. The 2003 models had significantly fewer reported issues. Most common issue across all years: Airbags.

Avoid These Years

2005
~181/yr complaints · 20 crashes

Average

2002
~82/yr complaints
2004
~70/yr complaints

Better Years

2003
~27/yr complaints
2001
~3/yr complaints
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Complaints by Model Year

NHTSA complaint count per model year

Common Hyundai Xg350 Problems

Most reported component complaints to NHTSA. Bar length = volume; color = crash-involvement rate.

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ComponentComplaintsCrash %
Airbags897.9%
Unintended Acceleration5529.1%
Suspension Failures2015.0%
Electrical Faults1513.3%
Automatic Transmission137.7%
Brakes911.1%
Gasoline Fuel System90.0%
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine911.1%
Engine Problems911.1%
Body Structure911.1%

When Each Problem Spiked

Year × component heatmap. Darker cells = more complaints that year. Reveals which model years a specific defect concentrated in — useful for spotting redesign-cycle quality dips.

Data Sources & Methodology

Complaints: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation consumer complaint database (364 records for this model). Public domain data, updated monthly.

Sales data: Not yet available for this model. Complaint counts are shown as raw numbers.

Rate calculation: Complaints per 10,000 vehicles sold = (complaint count / US annual sales) x 10,000. This normalizes for sales volume so high-volume models like Civic or Camry aren't unfairly penalized.

Year classifications: AVOID = 1.5x+ the model's median complaint count. GOOD = 0.6x or below. Years less than 3 years old are marked TOO NEW (insufficient data).

See also: Hyundai Xg350accident & safety statistics from our vehicle history database.

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