Reliability & cost of ownership
Hyundai Santa Fe Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Hyundai Santa Fe? 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.
Hyundai Santa Fe problems by model year
96 recall entries and 7455 owner complaints on file across 26 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Hyundai Santa Fe, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine2350 complaints
- power train869 complaints
- electrical system817 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system734 complaints
- service brakes711 complaints
- unknown or other688 complaints
- vehicle speed control573 complaints
- air bags501 complaints