Reliability & cost of ownership
Hummer H3 Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Hummer H3? Compare every model year side by side — NHTSA recalls, owner complaints, and crash-test stars — then open the year you're shopping for a full reliability and repair-cost forecast.
Hummer H3 problems by model year
12 recall entries and 787 owner complaints on file across 6 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 H3 | 2 | 7 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2009 H3 | 2 | 69 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2008 H3 | 2 | 113 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2007 H3 | 2 | 236 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2006 H3 | 4 | 359 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2003 H3 | 0 | 3 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Hummer H3, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- electrical system244 complaints
- engine124 complaints
- visibility75 complaints
- structure74 complaints
- visibility/wiper70 complaints
- unknown or other68 complaints
- air bags64 complaints
- engine and engine cooling53 complaints