Reliability & cost of ownership
Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Reliability & Common Problems
How reliable is the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid? 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 Hybrid problems by model year
10 recall entries and 244 owner complaints on file across 6 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.
| Year | Recalls | Complaints | NCAP stars | Full report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Santa Fe Hybrid | 0 | 11 | No NCAP test | Reliability forecast → |
| 2025 Santa Fe Hybrid | 3 | 86 | 4.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2024 Santa Fe Hybrid | 0 | 34 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2023 Santa Fe Hybrid | 0 | 56 | No NCAP test | Full reliability report → |
| 2022 Santa Fe Hybrid | 4 | 37 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
| 2021 Santa Fe Hybrid | 3 | 20 | 5.0 | Full reliability report → |
Most-complained-about components
Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.
- engine82 complaints
- electrical system61 complaints
- power train60 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system47 complaints
- unknown or other47 complaints
- forward collision avoidance40 complaints
- vehicle speed control37 complaints
- lane departure17 complaints