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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Hyundai Santa FE problems by model year
96 recall entries and 7,702 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.
- engine2,432 complaints
- power train937 complaints
- electrical system857 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system759 complaints
- unknown or other738 complaints
- vehicle speed control589 complaints
- air bags506 complaints
- service brakes443 complaints