Hyundai Santa FE Sport

Owners filed 1,178 complaints across 6 model years of the Hyundai Santa FE Sport. The 2017 drew the most (350); the 2016 the fewest (68).

Model years6

Complaints1,178

Recalls22

Fires60

Deaths0

Every Hyundai Santa FE Sport model year compared

Complaints per year

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Fires	Crashes	Most reported	Status
2018	320	4	8	7	Engine	Above average
2017	350	3	7	5	Engine	Above average
2016	68	1	10	4	Engine	Routine
2015	82	3	6	1	Engine	Routine
2014	160	5	15	—	Engine	Routine
2013	198	6	14	1	Engine	Routine

Which Hyundai Santa FE Sport years should you avoid?

On raw complaint volume the 2017 is the weakest year on record, with 350 complaints concentrated in the engine. It carries 3 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.