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 where on file — then open the year you're shopping for its AI reliability outlook where NHTSA has enough data.
Hyundai Santa FE Hybrid problems by model year
18 recall entries and 274 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 | 3 | 21 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2025 Santa FE Hybrid | 3 | 103 | 4.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2024 Santa FE Hybrid | 4 | 36 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2023 Santa FE Hybrid | 1 | 57 | No overall rating on file | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2022 Santa FE Hybrid | 4 | 37 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
| 2021 Santa FE Hybrid | 3 | 20 | 5.0 | AI reliability outlook → |
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.
- engine92 complaints
- electrical system73 complaints
- power train71 complaints
- fuel/propulsion system58 complaints
- unknown or other51 complaints
- forward collision avoidance41 complaints
- vehicle speed control39 complaints
- lane departure17 complaints