Hummer H3
Owners filed 790 complaints across 6 model years of the Hummer H3. The 2006 drew the most (361).
Model years6
Complaints790
Recalls12
Fires57
Deaths1
Which Hummer H3 years should you avoid?
Going by 790 owner complaints filed with NHTSA, the Hummer H3 years to avoid are 2006.
- 2006361 complaints, 2.1× a typical H3 year, most often about the electrical system.
How this is worked out: each year is compared with a typical year of the same model, which takes most of the difference in sales out of it, and its share of serious failures is compared with every other car of the same model year, because older cars were complained about differently. A year needs 25 complaints to be judged at all. Complaints are unverified owner reports. Full method →
Every Hummer H3 model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2009 | 69 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2008 | 113 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Electrical System | Routine | |
| 2007 | 238 | 2 | 18 | 12 | Electrical System | Above average | |
| 2006Avoid | 361 | 4 | 27 | 10 | Electrical System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | — | — | Electrical System | Routine |
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, October 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.