The Lemon IndexHummer H3 reliability.
Is it reliable? About average. About as many complaints as the average car.
About average · 2006–2008
What owners say on YouTube
Looking at a 2008 or newer? Those are too new for a full complaint score (any score shown is partial, in gray), but YouTube owners like the 2009 best.
Fewest complaints
2007.
Only 2 Hummer H3 years have enough complaints and sales to score, too few for best and worst lists. 2007 drew about three-quarters as many complaints as the average car.
Every year. Lower is better. Tap a year for its full report.
Newest year first. Red = worse than average, gray = about average or too few complaints to score. #1, #2… = that year's YouTube rank among the 4 Hummer H3 years with enough videos (#1 = the year owners and reviewers talk about most positively). It is not a reliability rank.
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<iframe src="https://lemonindex.com/embed/cars/hummer-h3/" title="Hummer H3 reliability by model year (The Lemon Index)" width="100%" height="261" style="border:0;max-width:720px" loading="lazy"></iframe><p style="font-size:13px;margin:4px 0 0">Data: <a href="https://lemonindex.com/cars/hummer-h3/">Lemon Index</a> (Hummer H3 reliability by year)</p>Scores before 2010 are rough: fewer owners filed complaints back then.
YouTube rank: we read 199 YouTube videos about the Hummer H3, 2006 to 2010, and ranked every year by how much they praise it vs. how much they talk about problems. YouTube's favorite: 2007. Old cars rank lower partly because most of their videos are repair and restoration videos. A gray dot means not enough data yet: under 10 videos, or a new year with no owner complaints to compare.
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Quick answers.
Is the Hummer H3 reliable?
About average. It draws about as many complaints as the average car, and YouTube owners rate it about average for its age. Fewest complaints: 2007.
Is the Hummer H3 a good car?
It is about average, by owner complaints to the government per car sold (2006-2008: Lemon Index 92; 100 is average). Some years are much better than others: 2007 drew the fewest complaints and 2006 the most.
What are the best Hummer H3 years to buy?
Only 2 Hummer H3 years have enough data to score, so we don't list best years. 2007 drew the fewest complaints (about three-quarters as many complaints as the average car).
What Hummer H3 years should you stay away from?
Only 2 Hummer H3 years have enough data to score, too few to single out years to avoid.
How many recalls does the Hummer H3 have?
13 safety recalls across the 5 model years we track. Most: 2006 (4), 2009 (3), 2007 (2). Each year's page lists them.
What are the most common Hummer H3 problems?
Across every year, owners' complaints to the government name airbags, brakes and body structure most. Some years are much worse than others: see the chart above.
Every year in one table
| Year | Index | Compared with average | Complaints | Top complaint | Recalls | Crash test | MPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 111 | a bit more than the average car's complaints | 61 | service brakes, hydraulic (16%) | 4 | — | 16 |
| 2007 | 73 | about three-quarters as many complaints as the average car | 28 | airbags (18%) | 2 | — | 15 |
| 2008 | – | too few complaints to score | 16 | airbags (31%) | 2 | — | 14–15 |
| 2009 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 9 | airbags (44%) | 3 | — | 14–16 |
| 2010 | – | complaints only, too few sold to score | 2 | body structure (50%) | 2 | — | 14–16 |
The Lemon Index counts owner complaints filed with the U.S. government (NHTSA) in a car's first 3 years, per car sold, against the average car of the same model years (100 = average, lower is better). It measures complaints, not crash safety. U.S. sales source: theautochannel.com. How it works
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