Reliability & cost of ownership

Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid Reliability & Common Problems

How reliable is the Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In 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 Plug-In Hybrid problems by model year

5 recall entries and 42 owner complaints on file across 2 model years, sourced from the federal NHTSA database.

Year Recalls Complaints NCAP stars Full report
2023 Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid018No NCAP testReliability forecast →
2022 Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid524No NCAP testReliability forecast →

Most-complained-about components

Owner complaints filed with NHTSA against the Hyundai Santa Fe Plug-In Hybrid, grouped by the component each complaint names — the fastest read on where this model gives trouble.

  • electrical system12 complaints
  • fuel/propulsion system9 complaints
  • engine7 complaints
  • forward collision avoidance7 complaints
  • power train6 complaints
  • unknown or other5 complaints
  • lane departure5 complaints
  • steering4 complaints