Hyundai Santa FE
Owners filed 7,631 complaints across 26 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE. The 2017 drew the most (962); the 2026 the fewest (36).
Model years26
Complaints7,631
Recalls96
Fires213
Deaths9
Every Hyundai Santa FE model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36 | 4 | — | — | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2025 | 131 | 5 | — | 5 | Unknown or Other | Routine | |
| 2024 | 146 | 7 | 1 | 11 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2023 | 207 | 1 | 3 | 11 | Unknown or Other | Above average | |
| 2022 | 199 | 5 | 1 | 8 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2021 | 166 | 7 | 2 | 4 | Power Train | Routine | |
| 2020 | 209 | 2 | 9 | 13 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2019 | 198 | 2 | 12 | 16 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2018 | 108 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Engine | Routine | |
| 2017 | 962 | 6 | 23 | 14 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2016 | 236 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2015 | 254 | 2 | 13 | 9 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2014 | 493 | 3 | 30 | 16 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2013 | 605 | 3 | 41 | 14 | Engine | High concern | |
| 2012 | 353 | 1 | 17 | 25 | Engine | Above average | |
| 2011 | 181 | 3 | 8 | 12 | Engine | Fatalities reported | |
| 2010 | 258 | 3 | 6 | 8 | Power Train | Fatalities reported | |
| 2009 | 358 | 3 | 5 | 27 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2008 | 541 | 6 | 7 | 17 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Above average | |
| 2007 | 683 | 9 | 8 | 30 | Fuel/Propulsion System | Fatalities reported | |
| 2006 | 106 | 1 | 3 | 11 | Air Bags | Routine | |
| 2005 | 216 | 3 | — | 18 | Air Bags | Fatalities reported | |
| 2004 | 303 | 3 | 7 | 32 | Suspension | Above average | |
| 2003 | 308 | 4 | 5 | 26 | Suspension | Above average | |
| 2002 | 165 | 4 | 2 | 9 | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2001 | 209 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Suspension | Above average |
Which Hyundai Santa FE years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 2017 is the weakest year on record, with 962 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.