Complaints by model year
Federal complaints filed against each model year of the Hyundai Santa Fe. Hover a bar for the count.
2005
2010
2015
2020
2025
Three most-complained-about yearsAll other years
Which years to avoid
Ranked from the same federal record. Click any year for its full file.
Years to look at twice
- 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe - 1,269 complaints
- 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe - 983 complaints
- 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe - 807 complaints
Highest raw complaint counts. Counts are not adjusted for sales volume.
Quieter years
- 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe - 143 complaints
- 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe - 143 complaints
- 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe - 207 complaints
Fewest complaints among years with a meaningful record; the two newest model years are excluded because they have had little time to accumulate filings.
What fails, all years combined
Every model year
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe | 48 | 4 |
| 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe | 187 | 5 |
| 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe | 207 | 7 |
| 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe | 317 | 1 |
| 2022 Hyundai Santa Fe | 304 | 5 |
| 2021 Hyundai Santa Fe | 241 | 7 |
| 2020 Hyundai Santa Fe | 288 | 2 |
| 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe | 275 | 2 |
| 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe | 143 | 2 |
| 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe | 1,269 | 6 |
| 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe | 288 | 3 |
| 2015 Hyundai Santa Fe | 332 | 2 |
| 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe | 680 | 3 |
| 2013 Hyundai Santa Fe | 807 | 3 |
| 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe | 475 | 1 |
| 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe | 268 | 2 |
| 2010 Hyundai Santa Fe | 333 | 2 |
| 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe | 507 | 2 |
| 2008 Hyundai Santa Fe | 718 | 4 |
| 2007 Hyundai Santa Fe | 983 | 7 |
| 2006 Hyundai Santa Fe | 143 | 1 |
| 2005 Hyundai Santa Fe | 300 | 3 |
| 2004 Hyundai Santa Fe | 386 | 3 |
| 2003 Hyundai Santa Fe | 390 | 4 |
| 2002 Hyundai Santa Fe | 219 | 4 |
| 2001 Hyundai Santa Fe | 293 | 4 |
Recall campaigns, all years
Every campaign filed against this model, with the model years it covers. Recall repairs are free at the dealer.
| Campaign | Years | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26V218000 | 2024-2026 | Seat Belts | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2023-2025 Hyundai Ioniq 6, 2023-2026 Genesis G90, 2024-2026 Hyundai Santa Fe, and Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The driver |
| 26V047000 | 2026 | Electrical System | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-In Hybrid Electric (PHEV), 2026 IONIQ 5, Santa Cruz, Kona, Palisade, Palisade Hybrid, Sant |
| 25V809000 | 2025-2026 | Air Bags | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025 Tucson, 2025-2026 Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, and 2026 Genesis GV70 vehicles. The side curtain air bags may not |
| 25V808000 | 2024-2025 | Back Over Prevention | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The rearview camera may not have been installed properly, which can damage the |
| 25V659000 | 2024-2025 | Electrical System | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024-2025 Santa Fe vehicles. The B+ positive terminal cover on the starter motor assembly may be improperly installed, which ca |
| 25V549000 | 2025-2026 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2025-2026 Tucson and Santa Fe vehicles. The connecting rod bolts in the engine may have been improperly tightened, which can ca |
| 24V879000 | 2021-2022 | Back Over Prevention | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Santa Fe HEV, Elantra, Elantra HEV and 2022 Elantra N and Santa Fe PHEV vehicles. Due to a damaged printed |
| 24V843000 | 2024 | Visibility | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Hybrid vehicles. The overhead console rear sunshade switch knob may not be fully recessed, which can |
| 24V561000 | 2024 | Electrical System | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Santa Fe and Santa Fe HEV vehicles. The main floor wiring harness may chafe against the passenger-side second-row bench se |
| 24V529000 | 2024 | Power Train | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Santa Fe vehicles. A software error in the transmission control unit may result in a vehicle roll away when the vehicle is |
| 24V246000 | 2024 | Back Over Prevention | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2024 Santa Fe vehicles. The rearview camera image may be obstructed by a trailer parking assist message. As such, these vehicle |
| 23V651000 | 2013-2015 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2011-2015 Elantra, Genesis Coupe, Sonata Hybrid, 2012-2015 Accent, Azera, Veloster, 2013-2015 Elantra Coupe, Santa Fe, 2014-201 |
| 23V181000 | 2019-2023 | Trailer Hitches | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019-2023 Santa Fe, 2021-2023 Santa Fe HEV, 2022-2023 Santa Fe Plug-in HEV and Santa Cruz vehicles potentially equipped with a |
| 22V746000 | 2021-2022 | Power Train | Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe, Sonata, Veloster N, 2022 Santa Cruz, Elantra N, and Kona N vehicles. The vehicle's "fail-safe" limited-mobi |
| 22V197000 | 2022 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2022 Santa Fe and Santa Cruz vehicles. The oil supply pipe to the turbocharger may crack, which could result in an oil leak in |
| 22V056000 | 2016-2018 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2016-2018 Santa Fe, 2017-2018 Santa Fe Sport, 2019 Santa Fe XL, and 2014-2015 Tucson vehicles. The Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) |
| 21V00M000 | 2020-2021 | Visibility | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2020-2021 Santa Fe, 2021 Sonata, and Elantra vehicles. During manufacturing, the windshield may not have been properly bonded t |
| 21V524000 | 2021-2022 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021-2022 Santa Fe and Sonata vehicles equipped with 2.5L turbocharged engines. Fuel may leak at the pipe connection between th |
| 21V308000 | 2021 | Fuel System, Gasoline | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Santa Fe vehicles equipped with 2.5-litre Turbo engines. The fuel pipe connecting the high pressure fuel pump to the fuel |
| 21V185000 | 2021 | Air Bags | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2021 Santa Fe vehicles. The Occupant Detection System (ODS) module may not deactivate the air bag upon detection of a child res |
| 20V746000 | 2012 | Engine | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2015-2016 Veloster, 2012 Santa Fe, 2011-2013 Sonata Hybrid, and 2016 Sonata Hybrid vehicles. The connecting rod bearings inside |
| 20V061000 | 2007 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2007-2010 Elantra and 2009-2011 Elantra Touring vehicles. On February 21, 2020 Hyundai expanded the recall to include 46,425 mo |
| 18V715000 | 2019 | Air Bags | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles. The Side Curtain Air Bag (SCAB) mounting bolts may interfere with and damage the air bags durin |
| 18V118000 | 2018 | Steering | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The steering wheel assembly may break, possibly resulting in the steering wh |
| 17V578000 | 2017 | Engine And Engine Cooling | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Santa Fe vehicles equipped with 3.3L engines. The crankshaft assemblies may have been produced with surface irregularities |
| 17V358000 | 2013-2017 | Latches/Locks/Linkages | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2013-2017 Santa Fe and Santa Fe Sport vehicles. In the affected vehicles, the secondary hood latch actuating cable may corrode |
| 17V142000 | 2017 | Tires | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain 2017 Santa Fe Sport vehicles. The affected vehicles have a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) that may not have been set in |
| 16V842000 | 2017 | Trailer Hitches | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Tucson vehicles manufactured May 19, 2015, to November 14, 2016, and 2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured N |
| 16V145000 | 2016-2017 | Seat Belts | Hyundai Motor America (Hyundai) is recalling certain model year 2016-2017 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured September 1, 2015 to February 12, 2016. In the affected vehicles, the wires |
| 14V435000 | 2001-2006 | Suspension | Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai) is recalling certain model Year 2001-2006 Santa Fe vehicles manufactured from March 31, 2000, through February 15, 2006, that are registered and ope |